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Pistacia lentiscus L.

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Edibility and usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Resin glands
  • Seeds
Preparation
  • Mastic
  • Roasted
  • Salads
Blooming period
March to April
Foraging period
September to November
Seed collection period
November to December
Potential medicinal uses
  • Amphoteric
  • Anti-lithic
  • Carminative
  • Emollient
  • Hemostatic
  • Vulnerary

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Pink
Leaf type
  • Compound
  • Pinnate
Life form
  • Phanerophyte shrub

Scientifc data

Genus
Pistacia
Family
Anacardiaceae
Wikidata item
Q159812
GBIF Item
Pistacia lentiscus L. (3190583)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

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  3. Pistacia lentiscus L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-22.(English)
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  9. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.
  10. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
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Citation

Pistacia lentiscus L. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/594 accessed via barari.org on 5/1/2025.

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