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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.
Pistachio is a desert plant and is highly tolerant of saline soil. It has been reported to grow well when irrigated with water having 3,000–4,000 ppm of soluble salts. [9] Pistachio trees are fairly hardy in the right conditions and can survive temperatures ranging between −10 °C (14 °F) in winter and 48 °C (118 °F) in summer.
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.
Pistacia mexicana, also known as Mexican pistache, American pistachio [3] or wild pistachio [2] is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae found in Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States . It is threatened by habitat loss .
Pistachio farmers learn from almond farming struggles Pistachios are poised to weather California's dry spells better than its even bigger nut crop, almonds, which generated nearly $4 billion in ...
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] Mostly native to tropical Americas, Africa and India.
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Pistacia integerrima is a species of pistachio tree native to Asia, commonly called zebrawood. [1] It is often classified as Pistacia chinensis ssp. integerrima. [2] It is used for a variety of purposes in India, including timber, dye, and fodder. [3] The leaf galls are used in traditional herbalism for cough, asthma, fever, vomiting, and ...