Broadleaved pepper
Schinus terebinthifolia Syn. Schinus terebinthifolius
family
Anacardiaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
Category 3 Restricted Matter (Biosecurity Act 2014)
Must not be distributed or disposed. This means it must not be released into the environment unless the distribution or disposal is authorised in a regulation or under a permit.
Common names
Broadleaved pepper, Brazilian holly, Brazilian pepper, Broad leaf pepper tree, Christmas berry, Christmas berrytree.
A large tree with spreading branches and compound leaves. Its leaves have 5-9 leaflets, and these leaflets are stalkless. Separate male and female flowers are borne on different plants. These flowers are inconspicuous and borne in densely branched clusters at the tips of the branches and in the leaf forks. Its small glossy 'berries' (about 6 mm across) and turn bright red in colour when ripe.
Impact
Impact
Broad-leaved pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolius) is regarded as a significant environmental weed in Queensland and New South Wales and as a potentially significant environmental weed in Western Australia. It is also regarded as a "sleeper weed" in other parts of Australia and was recenly listed as a priority environmental weed in two Natural Resource Management regions.Broad-leaved pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolius) is also listed in the Global Invasive Species Database, and has been selected among the top 100 of the world's worst invasive alien species.
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Broad-leaved pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolius) is regarded as a significant environmental weed in Queensland and New South Wales and as a potentially significant environmental weed in Western Australia. It is also regarded as a "sleeper weed" in other parts of Australia and was recenly listed as a priority environmental weed in two Natural Resource Management regions.Broad-leaved pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolius) is also listed in the Global Invasive Species Database, and has been selected among the top 100 of the world's worst invasive alien species.
