Pistacia atlantica subsp. cabulica (Stocks) Rech.f.

 
  • Family : ANACARDIACEAE
    (Cashew Or Mango Or Sumac Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AAM FAMILY (आम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Anacardiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Pistacia choulettei Gand.; Terebinthus atlanticus (Desf.) Dum.Cours.; Lentiscus atlantica Kuntze; Lentiscus mutica (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kuntze; Pistacia atlantica subsp. cypricola H.Lindb.; Pistacia atlantica var. latifolia DC.; Pistacia atlantica subsp. mutica (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Rech.f.; Pistacia atlantica f. oxycarpa Zohary; Pistacia cabulica Stocks; Pistacia chia Desf.; Pistacia mutica Fisch. & C.A.Mey.; Pistacia mutica subsp. cabulica (Stocks) Engl.; Pistacia mutica var. cypricola (H.Lindb.) H.Lindb.; Pistacia mutica f. multijuga Engl.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pistacia atlantica Desf.
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Key identification features : Shrub or tree, 3-15m high, crown wide, rounded; Leaves deciduous, imparipinnate, 8–17.6 cm long, 5.2–14 cm wide, texture membranaceous, petiole flattened, rachis narrowly winged, minutely puberulent, 7-11 leaflets, opposite, lower pairs sometimes subopposite, alnceolate, apex obtuse, surface minutely puberulent, 3–7 cm long, 5–20 mm wide, terminal leaflet 2.7–7 cm long, 5–20 mm wide; Male inflorescence: panicles up to 7cm long, often clustered, stout, branched from the base, densley flowered, pubescent, flowers red; Female inflorescence: panicles up to 15cm long, subterminal, occurring with leaves, stout and branched from the base, minutely pubescent, flowers pinkish; Fruit drupe, numerous, red to reddish, about 3mm long, mesocarp fleshy.
  • Flower, Fruit : December-September
  • Distribution :
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
  • Native : Afghanistan, Algeria, Canary Islands, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Canary Islands, S. & E. Medit. to W. Himalaya and Arabian Peninsula
  • Literature :
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume I. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
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  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pistacia atlantica subsp. cabulica
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Pistacia atlantica subsp. cabulica. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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