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Shrub, tree, generally dioecious or flowers bisexual and unisexual, ± resinous, sometimes milky, generally aromatic
Leaves simple or compound, alternate, deciduous or evergreen; stipules 0
Inflorescence: raceme or panicle; flowers generally many
Flower generally unisexual, radial; sepals 5, base generally ± fused; petals 5, generally > sepals, free; stamens 5 or 10, reduced and sterile in pistillate flowers; ovary superior, vestigial or 0 in staminate flowers, subtended by ± lobed, disk-like nectary, chamber generally 1, ovule generally 1, styles 1–3
Fruit drupe-like, glabrous, sticky, or short-hairy; pulp ± resinous, sometimes aromatic
Genera in family: 70+ genera, ± 850 species: tropical, warm temp; some ornamental (Rhus, Schinus ), some cultivated for fruit (Anacardium , cashew; Mangifera , mango)
Reference: [Brizicky 1962 J Arnold Arbor 43:359–375]
TOXIC: many genera produce contact dermatitis .
Shrub, tree, dioecious
Leaves pinnate; leaflets 3–16; lateral generally opposite, membranous, entire to toothed, deciduous
Inflorescence: panicle, axillary or terminal, open to dense
Flower: perianth parts bract-like, generally 1–7, unequal, early deciduous; stamens 4–7, vestigial in pistillate flowers; styles 3, fused at base, generally 0 in staminate flower
Fruit spheric to obovoid; pulp fleshy
Species in genus: ± 11 species: Medit, e Asia, Mex
Etymology: (Ancient Arabic or Persian name)
Reference: [Zohary 1952 Palestine J. Bot 5:187–228]
P. vera , pistachio, generally with 3 leaflets, widely cultivated for food.