genus Schinus

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genus Schinus - genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China

Schinus

dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination

Anacardiaceae, family Anacardiaceae, sumac family - the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac

aroeira blanca, Schinus chichita - small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil

molle, pepper tree, Peruvian mastic tree, Schinus molle - small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits

Brazilian pepper tree, Schinus terebinthifolius - small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen

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The genus Schinus is associated with 15 described Calophya species, whose adults are often difficult to identify because morphological differences between some species are minimal; the species are better defined by final instar morphology.

Taxonomy of Calophya (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) species associated with Schinus terebinthifolia (Anacardiaceae)

Gall-inducing psyllids in the genus Calophya (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) are specialist herbivores, several of which are associated with trees in the genus Schinus in South America (Burckhardt & Basset 2000).

New species diversity revealed from molecular and morphological characterization of gall-inducing Calophya spp