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3. Pistacia L., Sp. Pl. 1025. 1753. Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 450.1754; J.L. Stewart & Brandis, For. Fl. 122. 1874; Brandis, Ind. Trees, 199. 1906; J.D. Hooker, Fl. Brit. Ind. 2:13.1876; Parker, For Fl. Punj. 117.1918; F. Yaltirik in Davis, Fl. Turk. 2:544.1967; Rechinger f., Fl. Iran., 63:3.1979; M. Zohary, Pal. Journ. Bot. J. Ser. 5:187-228. 1952; C. Jeffrey in Townsend, Fl. Iraq, 4, 2:494-499.1980.
YASIN J. NASIR
Dioecious trees or shrubs. Leaves compound, trifoliolate, rarely unifoliolate, exstipulate. Inflorescence an axillary raceme or panicle. Flowers small, apetalous. Male flowers with 3-6(-7) stamens. Disk present. Female flowers bracteate. Styles 3, short. Fruit a 1-seeded drupe, often compressed.
A genus with 10 species found in the Mediterranean region, Afghanistan, S.W.& E. Asia, Tropical Africa, Southern USA and Guatemala. Represented in Pakistan by 4 species.
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Leaflets lanceolate or broadly so |
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Leaflets ovate to ovate-oblong |
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Young leaves of a bright red colour. Leaf rachis not winged. Laflets 7-9 x 90-120 mm long. Drupe greyish in colour |
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1 Pistacia chinensis ssp. Integerrima |
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Young leaves not red coloured. Leaf rachis winged. Leaflets 3-9 x 26-70 mm long. Drupe Yellowish-brown in colour |
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3 Pistacia atlantica ssp. cabulica |
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Leaflets 3-10, with prominent nerves on the under surface. Drupe 12-30 mm long, ovoid-oblong |
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4 Pistacia vera |
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Leaflets 3-7; nevers not prominent on the under surface. Drupe 4-6 mm long, suborbicular |
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2 Pistacia khinjuk |
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