Pistacia atlantica

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• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,313 meters (0 to 7,589 feet).[1]

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space 20-30' apart.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full sun .

Moisture: Drought Tolerance: High

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b. (map)

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Pistacia atlantica Desf. • Pistacia cabulica Stocks

Notes

Publishing author : DC. Publication : Prodr. (DC.) 2: 64 1825 [mid Nov 1825]

Similar Species

Members of the genus Pistacia

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 8 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

P. atlantica (Mount Atlas Mastic Tree) · P. chinensis (Chinese Pistache) · P. lentiscus (Mastic Tree) · P. mexicana (American Pistachio) · P. oleosa (Lac Tree) · P. terebenthus (Silverstripe Shiner) · P. terebinthus (Cyprus Turpentine) · P. vera (Pistachio)

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 19, 2007:

• Berkeley Natural History Museums, University and Jepson Herbaria DiGIR provider
• GBIF-Spain, Dirección General de Investigación, Desarrollo Tecnológico e Innovación de la Junta de Extremadura(DGIDTI): HSS
• GBIF-Spain, Real Jardin Botanico
• , Vascular Plant Herbarium
• Herbarium Hamburgense, Impetus - Herbarium Hamburgense
• Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Israel Nature and Parks Authority
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Lund Botanical Museum
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2670435
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-506466
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13764072
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70237-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 28642
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 506466
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 70236-1
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: PICA8
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 56449

Footnotes

1. Mean = 465.270 meters (1,526.476 feet), Standard Deviation = 389.690 based on 287 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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