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'''''Schinus terebinthifolius''''' is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the [[cashew]] family, [[Anacardiaceae]], that is native to [[Subtropics|subtropical]] and [[Tropics|tropical]] [[South America]] (southeastern [[Brazil]], northern [[Argentina]] and [[Paraguay]]). It is found in the following states of Brazil: [[Alagoas]], [[Bahia]], [[Espírito Santo]], [[Mato Grosso do Sul]], [[Minas Gerais]], [[Pernambuco]], [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]], [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Rio Grande do Norte]], [[Rio Grande do Sul]], [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], and [[Sergipe]]. Common names include '''Brazilian Pepper''', '''Aroeira''', '''Florida Holly''', '''Rose Pepper''', and '''Christmasberry'''.<ref>[http://www.ipef.br/identificacao/nativas/detalhes.asp?codigo=30 ''Schinus terebinthifolius''] at [http://www.ipef.br/ Instituto de Pesquisas e Estudos Florestais]</ref>

'''''Schinus terebinthifolius''''' is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the [[cashew]] family, [[Anacardiaceae]], that is native to [[Subtropics|subtropical]] and [[Tropics|tropical]] [[South America]] (southeastern [[Brazil]], northern [[Argentina]] and [[Paraguay]]). Common names include '''Brazilian Pepper''', '''Aroeira''', '''Florida Holly''', '''Rose Pepper''', and '''Christmasberry'''.<ref>[http://www.ipef.br/identificacao/nativas/detalhes.asp?codigo=30 ''Schinus terebinthifolius''] at [http://www.ipef.br/ Instituto de Pesquisas e Estudos Florestais]</ref>

Brazilian Pepper is a sprawling [[shrub]] or small [[tree]], reaching a height of 7-10 m. The branches can be upright, reclining, or nearly [[vine]]-like, all on the same plant. Its plastic morphology allows it to thrive in all kinds of ecosystems: from [[dunes]] to [[swamps]], where it grows as a quasi-aquatic plant<ref>Paulo Backes & Bruno Irgang, ''Mata Atlântica: as árvores e a paisagem'', Porto Alegre, Paisagem do Sul, 2004, page 102</ref>. The [[leaf|leaves]] are [[Phyllotaxis|alternate]], 10-22 cm long, [[pinnate]]ly compound with (3-) 5-15 [[leaflet]]s; the leaflets are roughly [[Leaf shape|oval]] (lanceolate to elliptical), 3-6 cm long and 2-3.5 cm broad, and have finely toothed margins, an acute to rounded apex and yellowish veins. The leaf [[rachis]] between the leaflets is usually (but not invariably) slightly winged. The plant is [[plant sexuality|dioeceous]], with small white [[flower]]s borne profusely in axillary [[Inflorescence|clusters]]. The [[fruit]] is a small red spherical [[drupe]] 4-5 mm diameter, carried in dense clusters of hundreds of berries.

Brazilian Pepper is a sprawling [[shrub]] or small [[tree]], reaching a height of 7-10 m. The branches can be upright, reclining, or nearly [[vine]]-like, all on the same plant. Its plastic morphology allows it to thrive in all kinds of ecosystems: from [[dunes]] to [[swamps]], where it grows as a quasi-aquatic plant<ref>Paulo Backes & Bruno Irgang, ''Mata Atlântica: as árvores e a paisagem'', Porto Alegre, Paisagem do Sul, 2004, page 102</ref>. The [[leaf|leaves]] are [[Phyllotaxis|alternate]], 10-22 cm long, [[pinnate]]ly compound with (3-) 5-15 [[leaflet]]s; the leaflets are roughly [[Leaf shape|oval]] (lanceolate to elliptical), 3-6 cm long and 2-3.5 cm broad, and have finely toothed margins, an acute to rounded apex and yellowish veins. The leaf [[rachis]] between the leaflets is usually (but not invariably) slightly winged. The plant is [[plant sexuality|dioeceous]], with small white [[flower]]s borne profusely in axillary [[Inflorescence|clusters]]. The [[fruit]] is a small red spherical [[drupe]] 4-5 mm diameter, carried in dense clusters of hundreds of berries.