Pistacia chinensis

Chinese pistache
Pistacia chinensis with autumn colour
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Pistacia
Species:
P. chinensis
Binomial name
Pistacia chinensis
Synonyms[2]
  • Pistacia formosana Matsum.
  • Pistacia integerrima J. L. Stewart ex Brandis
  • Pistacia philippinensis Merr. & Rolfe
  • Rhus argyi H. Lév.
  • Rhus gummifera H. Lév.

Pistacia chinensis, the Chinese pistache[3] (Chinese: 黄連木; pinyin: huángliánmù), is a small to medium-sized tree in the genus Pistacia in the cashew family Anacardiaceae, native to central and western China.[4] This species is planted as a street tree in temperate areas worldwide due to its attractive fruit and autumn foliage.

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  2. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Pistacia chinensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  4. ^ Tianlu Min & Anders Barfod. "Pistacia chinensis Bunge, Enum. Pl. China Bor. 15. 1833". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 14 September 2012.