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Authority - C. Martius ex Perleb. or (Marchand) Caruel. | Total Number of genera - 1 |
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 10 |
Plant forms - Resinous trees, shrubs |
World Distribution - Mediterranean to Afganistan, Eastern Asia, Malaysia, Southeast U.S.A. and Central America. Syria, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Greece, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Pakistan and western Afghanistan, |
Comments - Listed under Anacardiaceae
Many thousands of tons of Pistachio nuts are harvested commercially every year for world wide consumption. |