Latin name: Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi.
  Pronunciation: SKY-nus ter-eh-bin-thi-FO-lee-us

  Common name: Brazilian pepper
  Family: Anacardiaceae (Sumac)
  Habitat: Washes, canyons below 600', native to South
  America

  Blooming period: Fall
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Schinus
  2) terebinthifolius
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