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Peruvian Pepper

Peruvian pepper is an evergreen tree native to the Peruvian Andes that can grow up to 15 meters tall. It produces bright pink fruits that are commonly sold as "pink peppercorns", even though Peruvian pepper is unrelated to true pepper plants. The scientific name of Peruvian pepper is Schinus molle.

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Peruvian Pepper

Peruvian pepper is an evergreen tree native to the Peruvian Andes that can grow up to 15 meters tall. It produces bright pink fruits that are commonly sold as "pink peppercorns", even though Peruvian pepper is unrelated to true pepper plants. The scientific name of Peruvian pepper is Schinus molle.

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Peruvian pepper (Schinus molle, also known as American pepper, Peruvian

peppertree, escobilla, false pepper, molle del Peru, pepper tree,


[2]
peppercorn
tree, Californian pepper tree, pirul and Peruvian mastic
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) is an evergreen tree that grows to
15 meters (50 feet). It is native to the Peruvian Andes. The bright pink fruits of Schinus molle are
often sold as "pink peppercorns" although S. molle is unrelated to true pepper

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