| Common Names - | Synonyms - |
| 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. |