Pepper tree

Japanese: コショウボク（英語表記）pepper tree

An evergreen tree of the Anacardiaceae family that grows to a height of 5-15 m and has drooping branches (illustration). Native to the tropical Andes. The leaves are alternate, odd-pinnate, compound, and about 25 cm long. The numerous leaflets are alternate, linear, narrowly lanceolate, 3-6 cm long, and 3-9 mm wide. The flowers are dioecious, and the terminal panicles are slightly drooping, 8-20 cm long. The white petals are obtuse, circular, and 2.5-3 mm long. The filaments are flat, and in the male flowers, they alternate between 1.5 mm and 8 mm long. The beautiful fruits are glossy red, pea-sized, and numerous in clusters.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ウルシ科の常緑高木で高さ5～15mとなり，枝は下垂する（イラスト）。アンデス山脈熱帯域が原産地。葉は互生し，奇数羽状複葉，長さ約25cm。多数の小葉は互生し，線状狭披針形で長さ3～6cm，幅3～9mm。花は雌雄異株，頂生の円錐花序はやや下垂し長さ8～20cm。白色の花弁は鈍頭状円形で長さ2.5～3mm。花糸は扁平で雄花では長さ1.5mmと8mmと交互している。果実は光沢のある赤色でエンドウ豆大，多数が房状になり，美しい。

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