Pistacia mexicana
Appearance
Pistacia mexicana | |
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In Veracruz, Mexico | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Anacardiaceae |
Genus: | Pistacia |
Species: | P. mexicana
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Binomial name | |
Pistacia mexicana H.B.K.
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Native range of Pistacia mexicana | |
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pistacia americana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 October 2015.