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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.
The pistachio (/ p ɪ ˈ s t ɑː ʃ i. oʊ,-ˈ s t æ ʃ-/ pih-STAH-shee-oh, - STASH-; [2] Pistacia vera), a member of the cashew family, is a small to medium-sized tree originating in Persia. [3] The tree produces seeds that are widely consumed as food. [4]
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.
The genus Pistacia (which includes the pistachio and mastic tree) is now included, but was previously placed in its own family, the Pistaciaceae. [ 3 ] The cashew family is more abundant in warm or tropical regions with only a few species living in the temperate zones. [ 4 ]
Trees in Chinese mythology and culture tend to range from more-or-less mythological such as the Fusang tree and the Peaches of Immortality cultivated by Xi Wangmu to mythological attributions to such well-known trees, such as the pine, the cypress, the plum and other types of prunus, the jujube, the cassia, and certain as yet unidentified trees.
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.
Chinese pistache – Pistacia chinensis; Mexican pistache – Pistacia mexicana; Persian turpentine tree – Pistacia eurycarpa; Pistachio – Pistacia vera; Terebinth – Pistacia terebinthus; Zebrawood – Pistacia integerrima; Plane (European sycamore) – Platanus acerifolia; Plantain – Plantago. Common plantain – Plantago major
Mastic tree is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Pistacia lentiscus (Anacardiaceae) – mastic – Mediterranean region. Source of mastic gum. Sideroxylon foetidissimum (Sapotaceae) – yellow mastic or false mastic – Caribbean region and Central America; Terminalia eriostachya (Combretaceae) – black mastic – Cuba and ...