See text Schinus is a genus of flowering trees and tall shrubs in the sumac family, Anacardiaceae.

The Peruvian pepper tree (Schinus molle)[5] is the source of the spice known as pink peppercorn.

The generic name is derived from the Greek word for Pistacia lentiscus, Σχίνος (schinos), which it resembles.

[7] There has been considerable historical confusion as to the correct grammatical gender of the genus name; this was resolved in 2015 with the determination that the correct gender of Schinus is feminine, not masculine, and adjectival names within the genus must be spelled accordingly.

This is because botanical tradition uses feminine gender for the genus name Schinus, as is the classical tradition for most genus names of trees that end in -us,[9] and polygama is an adjective that must take a feminine form (not the masculine form polygamus).