Pistacia lentiscus
Species of flowering plants in the sumac family Anacardiaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pistacia lentiscus (also lentisk or mastic) is a dioecious evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Pistacia native to the Mediterranean Basin. It grows up to 4 m (13 ft) tall and is cultivated for its aromatic resin, mainly on the Greek island of Chios and around the Turkish town of Çeşme.[2][3]
| Pistacia lentiscus | |
|---|---|
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| Mastic foliage and fruit | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Pistacia |
| Species: | P. lentiscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pistacia lentiscus | |
