Pistacia

Pistacia
Pistacia lentiscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Subfamily: Anacardioideae
Genus: Pistacia
L.[1]
Species

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Synonyms

Terebinthus Mill.[1]

Mastic resin from Pistacia lentiscus

Pistacia is a genus of flowering plants in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. It contains 10 to 20 species that are native to Africa and Eurasia from the Canary Islands, all of Africa, and southern Europe, warm and semidesert areas across Asia, and North America from Guatemala to Mexico, as well as southern Texas.

  1. ^ a b "Genus: Pistacia L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-11-23. Archived from the original on 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2010-02-12.