Chios Mastictree (Pistacia lentiscus L.)

Chios Mastic Tree (Pistacia lentiscus L.)

Arabic names: ذرْو، سَريس، البطم العدسي، الزَّرْد، الضرو، العَذَق، المستكا، المصطكى، بطم، بطم اللانتيسك، بطم شرقي، بطم مستكي، ماستكا، مَسْتيك، مُصطَكاء

Edibility and Usage

• Edibility: Delicious
• Edible parts: Resin glands; Seeds
• Preparation: Mastic; Roasted; Salads
• Blooming period: March to April
• Foraging period: September to November
• Seed collection period: November to December

Potential Medicinal Uses

• Amphoteric
• Anti-lithic
• Carminative
• Emollient
• Hemostatic
• Vulnerary

Description

• Perenniality: Perennial
• Petal color: Pink
• Leaf type: Compound, pinnate
• Life form: Phanerophyte shrub

Scientific Data

• Genus: Pistacia
• Family: Anacardiaceae
• IUCN: Least Concern

Text courtesy of Green Southerners Association