Pistachio

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PistachioπŸ‚

Pistacia vera

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ウルシ科TreeDeciduousNutFruit treeCultivated

A deciduous small tree in the cashew family. Mainly cultivated in Iran and the United States. The green seeds are eaten as nuts and widely used in confectionery and cooking. The shells naturally split open, and the nuts are often sold already half-opened.

Identification Points

  • βœ“Odd-pinnate compound leaves with 3–5 leaflets
  • βœ“Dioecious
  • βœ“Naturally splitting hulls revealing green kernels

Habitat

Cultivated (dry warm regions)

Season

August to September (harvest)

Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification

Leaf arrangement

Alternate

Leaf type

Compound

Growth form

Tree

Evergreen/Deciduous

Deciduous

Habitat

Cultivated

Phylogenetic Positionウルシ科 β†’

Phylogenetic Position

Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae

Divergence Era

Late Cretaceous (ca. 85 million years ago)

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