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Schinus molle L. - Anacardiaceae - Peruvian Mastic Tree, Peruvian peppertree, Californian Pepper Tree, Peruanischer Pfefferbaum

Tree with pendent, slender branches, up to 7m high, native to South America (from Ecuador to Urugay), cultivated and naturalized elsewhere; leaves pinnate, leaflets linear-lanceolate; flowers yellow; pendant panicles with small pink fruits.

„Although not related to commercial pepper (Piper nigrum) the pink/red berries are sold as pink peppercorns and often blended with commercial pepper… In traditional medicine, S. molle was used in treating a variety of wounds and infections due to its antibacterial and antiseptic properties.“ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schinus_molle

„… pink pepper oil, obtained by steam distillation in ca. 5% yield, is much milder, sweeter, and also creamier than black pepper oil, and besides pepper also recalls juniper and elemi… [it] is dominated by 88% of mono- and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, of which α/β-phellandrene, limonene, myrcene, α/β-pinene and β/δ-elemene make up 90%… The major oxygenated compounds are the sweet, woody-floral β-elemol (6.5%), the sweet, woody smelling α-eudesmol (3.4%), and carotol (1.2%) with its mild, creamy odor. The warm-herbaceous, peppery aspects are due to β-selinene (1.4%), the dry sharp facets of pink pepper oil to α/γ/δ-cadinene (2.3%) and traces of the corresponding alcohols, while p-cymene (1.7%) adds to the overall freshness.“
[Scent and Chemistry, Günther Ohloff, Wilhelm Pickenhagen, Philip Kraft, Wiley-VCH, 2012, 327]

„Supercritical carbon dioxide extraction allowed Schinus molle L. volatile oil to be obtained… The main components were α-phellandrene (26.5%), limonene + β-phellandrene (21.0%), elemol (10.8%) and α-eudesmol (6.1%). Comparison with the hydrodistilled oil (HD) did not reveal any large difference, whereas the significant difference between the SFE and SD oils was the content of sesquiterpenes, which is higher in the SFE products.“
[Chemical composition of the oil and supercritical CO2 extract of Schinus molle L., Marongiu, B., Porcedda, A. P.S., Casu, R., Pierucci, P., Flavour and fragrance journal, Vol.19(6), 2004, 554-558]

Sharp, Helen, Water-color sketches of American plants, especially New England, (1888-1910) [Helen Sharp]
http://www.plantillustrations.org/species.php?id_species=916603