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7. Schinus L., Sp. Pl. 388. 1753. Gen. Pl. ed. 5:184.1754; Bailey, Stand. Cyclop. Hort. 6:3108.1917.
YASIN J. NASIR
Tree or shrub with alternate, pinnate leaves. Flowers small, whitish, in terminal bracteate panicles. Calyx 5-lobed. Petals 5, imbricate. Disk annular and broad. Stamens twice as many as the petals. Fruit a globose drupe.
A genus of 30 species found from Mexico to Argentina. Represented in Pakistan by 2 cultivated species.
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Branches pendant. Leaflets 15-27, linear-lan ceolate, 5-8 nun broad. Drupes pink |
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1 Schinus molle |
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Branches erect. Leaflets 5-11, elliptic-oblong, 12-30 mm broad. Drupes red or brownish-red |
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2 Schinus terebinthifolius |
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