Wildflowers of Europe
Pistacia lentiscus
| Family : | ANACARDIACEAE (Cashew/Sumac Family) |
| Common Name (UK) : | Mastic Tree |
| Common Name (DE) : | Mastixstrauch |
| Common Name (FR) : | Pistachier lentisque |
| Habitat : | Mediterannean garrigue and maquis |
| Remarks : | Mastic (Greek: ?ast??a) is a resin obtained from the mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus). in pharmacies and Nature shops it is called "arabic gum" (not to be confused with gum arabic) and "Yemen gum". One of the earliest uses of mastic was as chewing gum. (from Wikipedia) |
| First appearing : | April |
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