巴西胡椒树

By Ouyang Yu


 

这是巴西胡椒树，学名 Schinus terebinthifolia，中文常叫 巴西红胡椒 或 粉红胡椒树。

你照片里的特征非常典型：成串的小椭圆果实，成熟时鲜红色，之后会变成深红甚至发黑；叶子是羽状复叶，叶片狭长；树皮灰色，枝条多而杂。

在澳洲尤其维州、新州沿海一带很常见，但有个重要事实你要知道——它在澳洲被列为入侵物种（weed）。它生命力非常强，鸟类会吃果实然后传播种子，很容易在周围扩散。

几个关键点你参考一下：

果实看起来像胡椒粒，确实可以做“粉红胡椒”（spice），但并不是黑胡椒。
对部分人有皮肤刺激或过敏风险。
生长非常快，不太好控制。

如果这是你家院子里的树，我会建议你认真考虑是否要保留它。它长得快、结籽多，几年就能扩一大片。除非你特别喜欢它的观赏效果，否则从长期管理角度看，它不是理想选择。

你是在确认它能不能吃，还是在考虑要不要处理掉？

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