The '''pistachio''' (''Pistacia vera'', [[Anacardiaceae]]; sometimes placed in Pistaciaceae) is a small [[tree]] up to 10 m tall, native to mountainous regions of central and southwestern [[Asia]] such as the [[Kopet Dag]] mountains of [[Turkmenistan]] southwest to northeastern [[Iran]] and western [[Afghanistan]]. It has [[deciduous]] [[pinnate]] [[leaf|leaves]] 10-20 cm long. | The '''pistachio''' (''Pistacia vera'', [[Anacardiaceae]]; sometimes placed in Pistaciaceae) is a small [[tree]] up to 10 m tall, native to mountainous regions of central and southwestern [[Asia]] such as the [[Kopet Dag]] mountains of [[Turkmenistan]] southwest to northeastern [[Iran]] and western [[Afghanistan]]. It has [[deciduous]] [[pinnate]] [[leaf|leaves]] 10-20 cm long. |