Schinus latifolia

(Gillies ex Lindl.) Engl.

Chilean pepper tree

Anacardiaceae Edible: Fruit 1,409 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A shrub. It grows 2-4 m tall. The leaves are alternate and 3-7 cm long. They are wavy along the edge. The flowers are in groups in the axils of the leaves near the ends of the branches. The fruit is 3-4 mm across and round and red.

Edible Uses

The fruit are used to make wine.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are used to make wine.

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Distribution

A tropical plant. Mt Lofty Botanical Gardens.

Where It Grows

Australia, Brazil, Chile*, South America,

Also Known As

Molle

References (5)

Cordero, S. E., Abello, L. A., & Galvez, F. L., 2017, Plantas silvestres comestibles y medicinales de Chile y otras partes del mundo. CORMA p 125
Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 597
Leon-Lobos, P., et al, 2022, Patterns of Traditional and Modern Uses of Wild Edible Native Plants of Chile: Challenges and Future Perspectives. Plants (Basel) v 11 (6) Table S1
Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 79
C. F. P. Martius, Fl. bras. 12(2):389. 1876