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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.
Pistacia atlantica is a species of pistachio tree known by the English common name Kurdish bīnka/banê, Mt. Atlas mastic tree, Atlas pistachio, Atlantic pistacio, Atlantic terebinth and Cyprus turpentine tree. P. atlantica has three subspecies or varieties which have been described as atlantica, cabulica, and mutica.
Mastic (Greek: Μαστίχα) is a resin obtained from the mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus). [1] It is also known as tears of Chios , [ 2 ] being traditionally produced on the island Chios , and, like other natural resins , is produced in "tears" or droplets.
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 ...
The terebinth is a deciduous flowering plant belonging to the cashew family, Anacardiaceae; a small tree or large shrub, it grows to 10 m (33 ft) tall.The leaves are compound, 10–20 cm (3.9–7.9 in) long, odd pinnate with five to eleven opposite glossy oval leaflets, the leaflets 2–6 cm (0.79–2.36 in) long and 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) broad.
This is a list of U.S. state, federal district, and territory trees, including official trees of the following of the states, of the federal district, and of the territories. State federal district
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Mastika or mastiha is a liqueur seasoned with mastic, a resin with a slightly pine or cedar-like flavor gathered from the mastic tree, a small evergreen tree native to the Mediterranean region. In Greece, mastiha ( Greek : μαστίχα ) or mastichato ( Greek : μαστιχάτο ) is a sweet liqueur produced with the mastika resin from the ...