Anacardiaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Pistacia terebinthus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pistacia terebinthus is a deciduous shrub or a tree usually growing from 2 - 6 metres tall, occasionally reaching 12 metres[ 1636 Title Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Pistacia L. (Anacardiaceae) Publication American Journal of Plant Sciences, 2012 , 3 , 12-32 Author AL-Saghir M.G. & Porter D.M. Website http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2012.31002 Publisher Year 2012 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for mainly local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It has occasionally been cultivated for its resin in the past, and is often used as a rootstock for the cultivated pistachio nut (Pistacia vera)[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. Pistacia terebinthus is common and widespread across much of its native global distribution. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2016)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeMediterranean region - Portugal to Greece and Turkey, south to Egypt and Saudi Arabis; N. Africa - Morocco to Libya

HabitatDry open woods and scrub, often on slopes, usually in calcareous soils; at elevations up to 1,850 metres[ 45 Title Flowers of Greece and the Balkans. Publication Author Polunin. O. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1980 ISBN 0-19-217626-9 Description A good pocket flora, it also lists quite a few plant uses. , 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. , 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].