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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.
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 .
Mastic tears. 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.
Dry fruit of Pistacia terebinthus (MHNT collection). Aphid Forda formicaria galls on the leaflets.. Pistacia terebinthus also called the terebinth / ˈ t ɛ r ə ˌ b ɪ n θ / and the turpentine tree, is a deciduous shrub species of the genus Pistacia, native to the Mediterranean region from the western regions of Morocco and Portugal to Greece and western and southeastern Turkey.
It is morphologically close to Pistacia atlantica subsp. mutica, but differs by having distinctly compressed fruits (width larger than length). [3] Having a watery flavour, its resin is used as a chewing gum to relieve upper abdominal discomfort, stomach aches, dyspepsia and peptic ulcer. [4]
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
Atlantic Pistachio (Pistacia atlantica) Safawi, Jordan: 1500 Pistachio tree under which the Islamic prophet Muhammad supposedly sat. Takeshi Kaneshiro Tree (金城武樹) Bishop wood (Bischofia javanica) Chihshang, Taitung, Taiwan About 40 Made famous by advertisements for EVA Air with Takeshi Kaneshiro made in June 2013 under this tree. King ...
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.