- Family: Anacardiaceae R.Br.
Pistacia L.
This genus is accepted, and its native range is Mexico to Central America, Medit. to Central Asia and Philippines, NE. & E. Tropical Africa.
[FTEA]
Anacardiaceae, J. O. Kokwaro (University of Nairobi). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1986
- Habit
- Dioecious shrubs or trees with resinous bark
- Leaves
- Leaves alternate, pinnate (consistently paripinnate in the Flora area), rarely simple or 3-foliolate; leaflets opposite or less often subalternate
- Flowers
- Flowers in axillary panicles, racemes or spikes, without a perianth but surrounded by 1–3 small bracts and (1–)2–7 tepal-like bracteoles
- Stamens
- Stamens 3–5(–8), inserted on disk; filaments short, with large basifixed anthers
- Pistil
- Ovary subglobose or ovoid, 1-locular; style short, (2–)3-lobed; ovule pendulous from an ascending funicle
- Fruits
- Drupe globose or ovoid, compressed, with a chartaceous epicarp, thin mesocarp and a woody endocarp
- Seeds
- Seed 1, compressed.
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Habit
- Trees or shrubs with resinous bark, dioecious
- Leaves
- Leaves alternate, pinnate, rarely simple or 3-foliolate
- Inflorescences
- Flowers in axillary paniculate or subspicate inflorescences, without a perianth but surrounded by 1–3 small bracts and up to 7 tepal-like bracteoles
- Flowers
- Male flowers with 3–5(–8) stamens inserted on disk, filaments very short, anthers basifixed Female flowers with 1-celled ovary; style short, (2–)3-lobed
- Fruits
- Drupes globose or ovoid, compressed.
- Distribution
- Some 12 species, mainly in the Mediterranean region to western Asia, but also in south-east Asia, China, the Atlantic Islands, Mexico and southern USA.
- Note
- The flowers of Pistacia are unusual in that they lack a true perianth, and are surrounded by bracts and bracteoles.
Native to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Hainan, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Malaya, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, North Caucasus, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, North Carolina, Oklahoma
- Pistacia aethiopica Kokwaro
- Pistacia atlantica Desf.
- Pistacia chinensis Bunge
- Pistacia eurycarpa Yalt.
- Pistacia falcata Becc. ex Martelli
- Pistacia khinjuk Stocks
- Pistacia lentiscus L.
- Pistacia mexicana Kunth
- Pistacia × saportae Burnat
- Pistacia terebinthus L.
- Pistacia vera L.
- Pistacia weinmanniifolia J.Poiss. ex Franch.
Pistacia L. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis [D37576], Turkey | K000731760 |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 1025 (1753)
Literature
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 450 (1754)
- Sp. Pl.: 1025 (1753)
Flora of Somalia
Flora of Somalia
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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