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Pistacia lentiscus
English: Lentisk
Spanish: Lentisco
Albanian: Lentisco
Flowers
There are small
flowers, the petals are
red, the flowers have
funnel shaped, they
have spike
inflorescences. The
male flowers have 5
stems and the female
flowers have trifid
style, it means that the
stigma is divided in
three parts.
General description:
Pistacia lentiscus is a dioecious shrub. It
means that the shrub has male and female
plants. It is a typical plant in the Mediterranean
area. It has a small high. The bark is light
brown and green color.
The mastic resin has been used as chewing
gum since the time of ancient Greece.
Leaves
Its leaves are
coriaceous, persistent,
composed of 6-12
pairs of leaflets,
appear in the corner of
the leaf, it has
lanceolate blade
shape, entire blade
margin and pinnate
nerves.
Fruit
The fruit is globose,
3.5-5 mm in
diameter, not very
fleshy and red at first,
becoming black when
ripe.