Anacardiaceae
Pistacia

Pistacia falcata Becc. ex Martelli

First published in Fl. Bogos.: 24 (1886)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula. It is a tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Pappi, A. [5308] Eritrea K002228428 Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [818] K002228449 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1424] Eritrea K002228427 Yes
Peck, E.F. [Y114] K002228441 Yes
Friis, I.; Lisanework, N.; Michelsen, A. [6222] Ethiopia K002228430 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [2372] Yemen K002228056 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [1147] K002228442 Yes
Ellis, P.E. [8] Eritrea K002228429 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [1164] K002228443 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Sebsebe, D.; K. Vollesen [7410] Ethiopia K002228426 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B10319] K002228450 Yes
Jackson, J.A.D. [733] Ethiopia K002228436 Yes
Burger, W. [3616] Ethiopia K002228431 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4619] K002228445 Yes
[B.K.C.] [BKC257] Sudan K002228425 Yes
Ash, J. (Mrs.) [2360] Ethiopia K002228435 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [10484] Ethiopia K002228434 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [1114] K002228446 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Tadesse, M. [3875] Ethiopia K002228433 Yes
Burger, W. [3617] Ethiopia K002228438 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B11035] K002228448 Yes
Tribe, A.R. [6] K002228440 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [2086] Saudi Arabia K002228053 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [1403] Saudi Arabia K002228054 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A.; Henchie, S.J. [5030] Yemen K002228057 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [5936] Saudi Arabia K002228052 Yes
Murray, G.W. [NDS3734] Egypt K002227816 Yes
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [5867] K002228439 Yes
Thulin; Eriksson; Gifri; Långström [8162] Yemen K002228055 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B9987] K002228447 Yes
Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [3317] K002228444 Yes
Burger, W. [3618] Ethiopia K002228432 Yes
Beals, E. [964] Ethiopia K002228437 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0