Pistacia mexicana

Pistacia mexicana
	In Veracruz, Mexico
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Genus:	Pistacia
Species:	P. mexicana
Binomial name
	Pistacia mexicana; H.B.K.
	Native range of Pistacia mexicana
Synonyms
	Pistacia texana[2];

Pistacia mexicana, also known as Mexican pistache, American pistachio[3] or wild pistachio[2] is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae found in Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States (Texas). It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Although goats browse the plant's leaves, the species is largely unimportant as a food source as the small seeds are often empty.[2]

References

Maxted, N.; Rhodes, L. (2016). "Pistacia mexicana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T38923A61524679. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T38923A61524679.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Little, Elbert L. (1980). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region. New York: Knopf. pp. 546–47. ISBN 0-394-50760-6.
USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pistacia americana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] Maxted, N.; Rhodes, L. (2016). "Pistacia mexicana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T38923A61524679. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T38923A61524679.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[Eastern-2] Little, Elbert L. (1980). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region. New York: Knopf. pp. 546–47. ISBN 0-394-50760-6.

[3] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pistacia americana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 October 2015.