Anacardiaceae

Schinus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 388 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Peru to Brazil and S. South America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay

Introduced into:

Alabama, Algeria, Angola, Ascension, Bahamas, Benin, Bermuda, Botswana, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, Free State, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Hawaii, Iraq, Italy, KwaZulu-Natal, Libya, Madeira, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, New Caledonia, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Sardegna, Senegal, Sicilia, Somalia, South Australia, Spain, St.Helena, Tadzhikistan, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuelan Antilles, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia, Yemen

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1983 Hassler, E. [6870] Paraguay K000537385 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Saint-Hilaire, A [1289] Brazil K000537387 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Chile K000537424 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Hassler, E. [5800] Paraguay K000537383 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Hassler, E. [2973] Paraguay K000537384 Isotype Yes
Estrada, A. [354] Costa Rica K001769336 Yes
Simonis, J.E.; Hahn, W.J. [18] Paraguay K004157306 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000537386 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0