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]

Natural range

Pistacia mexicana
In Veracruz, Mexico

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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.
Synonyms
  • Pistacia texana[2]

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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Pistacia americana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  4. 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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