Anacardiaceae FAMILY
Schinus areira
Schinus areira
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Schinus areira is an evergreen tree that can grow around 10 - 20 metres tall[ 1915 Title Ethnobotany of the Andes Publication Author Bussmann R.W. & Paniagua-Zambrana N.Y. (Editors) Website https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28933-1 Publisher Springer Nature; Switzerland Year 2020 ISBN 978-3-030-28932-4 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - northern Chile, Bolivia, Peru. Naturalized in central Chile, northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Colombia
Habitat; at elevations from near sea level to 3,500 metres[ 1915 Title Ethnobotany of the Andes Publication Author Bussmann R.W. & Paniagua-Zambrana N.Y. (Editors) Website https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28933-1 Publisher Springer Nature; Switzerland Year 2020 ISBN 978-3-030-28932-4 Description ].