Pistacia mexicana

Pistacia mexicana
In Veracruz, Mexico
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Pistacia
Species:
P. mexicana
Binomial name
Pistacia mexicana
H.B.K.
Native range of Pistacia mexicana
Synonyms
  • Pistacia texana[2]

Pistacia mexicana, also known as Mexican pistache, American pistachio[3] or wild pistachio[2] is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae found in Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States (Texas). It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Although goats browse the plant's leaves, the species is largely unimportant as a food source as the small seeds are often empty.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Maxted, N.; Rhodes, L. (2016). "Pistacia mexicana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T38923A61524679. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T38923A61524679.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Little, Elbert L. (1980). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region. New York: Knopf. pp. 546–47. ISBN 0-394-50760-6.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Pistacia americana". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 6 October 2015.


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