Schinus terebinthifolia
Common name (English)
Brazilian pepper-tree
Common name (Greek)
Μαστισσιά
Ηabitat
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Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Alien: Specimens have been seen in the Municipal gardens, Nicosia (Meikle 1977).
Exotic to Cyprus, found in roadside plantations and gardens (Tsintides et al. 2002).
Online resource
Pathway detail
As the species is not established introduction pathways are indicated in case of possible/potential escape from confinement.
References
Meikle RD (1977) Flora of Cyprus, Vol. 1.
Tsintides T, Hadjikyriakou GN, Christodoulou CS (2002) Trees and shrubs in Cyprus. Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis—Cyprus Forest Association, Nicosia, Cyprus.