Schinus molle L.

Spice Flower Flowers In the field

Family: ANACARDIACEAE

Genus: Schinus

Catalan common name: Pebreboner. Pebrell desmai. Pebrer bord.

Spanish common name: Motolle. Pimentero falso. Turbinto.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Neotropical

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Macrophanerophyte.

Habitats: Garden plants. Gardens.

Characteristics: Originally from South America, with hanging branches, leaves and inflorescences. The bark is aromatic, leaves are composite and the flowers are not very showy. Fruits are small, spherical and an intense red, very similar to the peppercorn. Not a very demanding tree, grows into a large tree in a very short period of time, and is very common in public and private gardins.