Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Sapindales Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Anacardiaceae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Schinus L., Sp. Pl. 388-389 (1753)
 Description

Trees or large shrubs, usually dioecious, mostly evergreen, resinous. Lvs alternate, simple or imparipinnate. Fls small, in open panicles or racemosely arranged. Calyx (4)–5-partite; segments imbricate. Petals (4)–5, imbricate, whitish. Stamens 10, inserted on a disc. Ovary 1-locular, sessile; ovule suspended from apex; styles 3. Drupe globose; exocarp chartaceous.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of species in New Zealand within Schinus L.
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised1
Exotic: Casual1
Total2
 Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Wilcox, M.; Bradshaw, C.; Cameron, E. 2004: Woody plants of the Auckland Domain. Auckland Botanical Society Journal 59(1): 44–56.