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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Pistacia''
| image = Pistacia chinensis.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Pistacia chinensis'' with autumn colour
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Sapindales]]
| familia = [[Anacardiaceae]]
| genus = ''Pistacia''
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
''Pistacia afghanistania''<br/>
''Pistacia atlantica'' - [[Betoum]]<br/>
''Pistacia chinensis'' - [[Chinese Pistache]]<br/>
''Pistacia khinjuk''<br/>
''Pistacia lentiscus'' - [[Mastic]] or Lentisco<br/>
''Pistacia mexicana'' - [[Mexican Pistache]]<br/>
''Pistacia terebinthus'' - [[Terebinth]] <br/>
''Pistacia texana'' - [[Texas Pistache]]<br/>
''Pistacia vera'' - [[Pistachio]]<br/>
''Pistacia wienmannifolia
}}
'''''Pistacia''''' is a genus of ten species in the family [[Anacardiaceae]], native to the [[Canary Islands]], northwest [[Africa]], southern [[Europe]], central and eastern [[Asia]] and southern [[North America]] ([[Mexico]], [[Texas]]).
They are small [[tree]]s and [[shrub]]s, growing to 5-15 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, pinnately compound, and can be either evergreen or deciduous depending on species.
''Pistacia'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Pavonia pavonia|Emperor Moth]].
===Cultivation and uses===
The most important species is the [[Pistachio]] (''Pistacia vera''), grown for its edible [[seed]]s. The seeds of the other species were also eaten in prehistory, but too small to be worth eating today.
The [[Mastic]] (''Pistacia lentiscus'') is a [[shrub]] or small tree of the Mediterranean region with evergreen leaves. The [[resin]] mastic is obtained from it, and is often chewed by people in [[Turkey]]. Mastic resin is also used in [[varnish]]es and in [[medicine]] as a mild [[stimulant]].
The [[Terebinth]] (''Pistacia terebinthus''), a native of the eastern Mediterranean countries, is tapped for [[turpentine]].
The [[Chinese Pistache]] (''Pistacia chinensis'') is grown as an ornamental tree, valued for its bright red autumn leaf colour; it is also the most frost-tolerant species in the genus.
[[Category:Sapindales]]
{{Sapindales-stub}}
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Pistacia''
| image = Pistacia chinensis.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Pistacia chinensis'' with autumn colour
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Sapindales]]
| familia = [[Anacardiaceae]]
| genus = ''Pistacia''
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
''Pistacia afghanistania''<br/>
''Pistacia atlantica'' - [[Betoum]]<br/>
''Pistacia chinensis'' - [[Chinese Pistache]]<br/>
''Pistacia khinjuk''<br/>
''Pistacia lentiscus'' - [[Mastic]] or Lentisco<br/>
''Pistacia mexicana'' - [[Mexican Pistache]]<br/>
''Pistacia terebinthus'' - [[Terebinth]] <br/>
''Pistacia texana'' - [[Texas Pistache]]<br/>
''Pistacia vera'' - [[Pistachio]]<br/>
''Pistacia wienmannifolia
}}
'''''Pistacia''''' is a genus of ten species in the family [[Anacardiaceae]], native to the [[Canary Islands]], northwest [[Africa]], southern [[Europe]], central and eastern [[Asia]] and southern [[North America]] ([[Mexico]], [[Texas]]).
They are small [[tree]]s and [[shrub]]s, growing to 5-15 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, pinnately compound, and can be either evergreen or deciduous depending on species.
''Pistacia'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Pavonia pavonia|Emperor Moth]].
===Cultivation and uses===
The most important species is the [[Pistachio]] (''Pistacia vera''), grown for its edible [[seed]]s. The seeds of the other species were also eaten in prehistory, but too small to be worth eating today.
The [[Mastic]] (''Pistacia lentiscus'') is a [[shrub]] or small tree of the Mediterranean region with evergreen leaves. The [[resin]] mastic is obtained from it, and is often chewed by people in [[Turkey]]. Mastic resin is also used in [[varnish]]es and in [[medicine]] as a mild [[stimulant]].
The [[Terebinth]] (''Pistacia terebinthus''), a native of the eastern Mediterranean countries, is tapped for [[turpentine]].
The [[Chinese Pistache]] (''Pistacia chinensis'') is grown as an ornamental tree, valued for its bright red autumn leaf colour; it is also the most frost-tolerant species in the genus.
[[Category:Sapindales]]
{{Sapindales-stub}}
