Anacardiaceae

Lithraea molleoides (Vell.) Engl.

Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Lithraea

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Lithraea molleoides: Picture of an Aruera Lithraea molleoides tree, taken in Uruguay — Photo: Furazaka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

Portuguese: Aroeira-brava

Synonyms

Lithraea aroeirinha Marchand ex Warm.
Lithraea gilliesii Griseb.
Lithraea lorentziana Hieron. ex Niederl.
Lithraea lorentzii Griseb. ex Rojas Acosta
Lithraea molleoides var. lorentziana Hieron. ex Lillo
Lithraea ternifolia (Gillies ex Hook.) F.A.Barkley
Rhus clausseniana Turcz.
Rhus commersonii Poir.
Rhus meridionalis Spreng.
Schinus leucocarpa Mart. ex Engl.
Schinus molleoides Vell.
Schinus tenuifolius Steud.
Schinus terebinthifolius var. ternifolius (Gillies) Marchand
Schinus ternifolia Gillies ex Hook.

Photos

Photo: Furazaka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fernando Lopez Anido, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jorge EFO Silva, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Ariadna Tripaldi, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.