Common name
English: Mastic Tree
German: Mastixstrauch
Portuguese: Alfostigueiro
Pistacia lentiscus L.
Common name
English: Mastic Tree
German: Mastixstrauch
Portuguese: Alfostigueiro
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2505)
Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2404)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2036)
Order: Sapindales (66)
Family: Anacardiaceae (18) (family description)
Genus: Pistacia (2)
Epithet: lentiscus L. (1)
lentiscus => from lat. lentus = tough, resistant, tenacious in reference to the gum of Pistacia lentiscus
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: green, white
External links
Check for Pistacia lentiscus at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI
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