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Pistacia lentiscus

(Mastic Tree)

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Arabic:

Mustik

Common Names in Danish:

Mastikstræ, Mastixbusk, Mastixtræ

Common Names in Dutch:

Mastikboom

Common Names in English:

Mastic Tree, Aroeira, Chios Mastic Tree, Chios Mastictree, Evergreen Pistache, Lentisc, Mastic, Mastictree, Mediterranean Mastic Tree

Common Names in French:

Arbre à Mastic, Arbre Au Mastic, Lentisque, Lentisque D´espagne, Lentisque Pistachier, Pistachier Lentisque

Common Names in German:

Mastix-Baum, Mastixbaum, Mastixpistazie, Mastrix-Strauch

Common Names in Hungarian:

örökzöld Pistácia, Masztix

Common Names in Italian:

Corno-Capra, Dentischio, Lentischio, Lentisco, Sondrio

Common Names in Portuguese:

Alfostigueiro, Almecegueira, Almestigueira, Almestigueiro, Aroeira, Aroreira, Lentisco, Lentisco-Verdadeiro

Common Names in Slovenian:

Trälja, Vazdazelena Pistacija

Common Names in Spanish:

Arbol De La Almáciga, Lentisco, Llentisclars, Pistachero-Alfoncigo

Description

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Physical Description

Habit: Round

Flowers: Bloom Period: January, February. • Flower Color: Green • Flower Conspicuous: Inconspicuous

Foliage: Leathery, compound leaves, glossy • Foliage Shape: OblongNormal foliage color: Green • Underside foliage: Green • Juvenile foliage: Green • Mature foliage: Green • New foliage: Green • Spring foliage: Green • Summer foliage: Green • Fall foliage: Green • Winter foliage: Green

Size/Age/Growth

Growth Rate: Moderate Growing • Size: Moderate-growing large shrub or small tree to 12 ft . tall.

Landscaping

Care: Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system . Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring .

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 4,701 meters (0 to 15,423 feet).[1]

Biology

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Growth

Culture: Space 8-10' apart.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full sun

Moisture: Water Requirements: Once established needs only occasional water.

Temperature: Heat Zones: High: 12 (>210 days) Low:9 (>120 to 150 days) (map) • Cold Hardiness: High:11 (Above 40 F) Low:9 (20 to 30 F) (map)

Taxonomy

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Notes

Publishing author : L. Publication : Sp. Pl. 2: 1026 1753 [1 May 1753]

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Similar Species

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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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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 27, 2007:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Mean = 232.800 meters (763.780 feet), Standard Deviation = 408.360 based on 97,361 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/15/2012