Schinus latifolia
(Gillies ex Lindl.) Engl.
Chilean pepper tree
AnacardiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are used to make wine.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. Mt Lofty Botanical Gardens.
Australia, Brazil, Chile*, South America,
How to Identify
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.
Names & Synonyms
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
