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Pistachio

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Pistacia vera
Pistacia vera (Kerman cultivar) fruits ripening
Roastit pistachio seed wi shell
Scientific classification
Kinrick: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Faimily: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Pistacia
Species: P. vera
Binomial name
Pistacia vera

The pistachio (Pistacia vera), a member o the cashew faimily, is a smaw tree originating frae Central Asie an the Middle East.[1] The tree produces seeds that are widely consumed as fuid.

References

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  1. AL-Saghir, M.G., and D.M. Porter. 2012. Taxonomic revision of the genus Pistacia L. (Anacardiaceae). American Journal of Plant Sciences, 3: 12-32.

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