Pistacia mexicana
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.[4]
| Pistacia mexicana | |
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| In Veracruz, Mexico | |
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| 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. | |
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| Native range of Pistacia mexicana | |
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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
- 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.
- 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.
- "Pistacia americana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- Ramirez-Marcial, N. & González-Espinosa, M. 1998. Pistacia mexicana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
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