| Pistacia lentiscus | |
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| Mastic foliage and male flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Pistacia |
| Species: | P. lentiscus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pistacia lentiscus | |
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| Distribution | |
Pistacia lentiscus (also lentisk or mastic) is a dioecious evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Pistacia native to the Mediterranean Basin. It grows up to 4 m (13 ft) tall and is cultivated for its aromatic resin, mainly on the Greek island of Chios, around the Turkish town of Çeşme[2][3] and northern parts of Iraq.
- ^ Rhodes, L.; Maxted, N. (2016). "Pistacia lentiscus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T202960A47600695. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ Pistacia lentiscus L. Archived 2007-03-12 at archive.today at Mansfeld's Database Taxonomy Archived 2006-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sakız Ağaçlarına Sevgi Aşılıyoruz Projesi'nde yeni bir dönem başlıyor". 2020-08-03. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 2022-04-05.