Pistacia atlantica Desf.

It is like Terebinth. A small deciduous tree. It grows 5-10 m high. The leaves have hairy stalks. The leaf stalk has narrow wings. The leaflets are sword shaped. The fruit are fleshy and 5-7 mm long by 4-6 mm wide. They are oval.

They suit dry Mediterranean regions. It grows in rocky places and open woodland. It cannot tolerate frost. It grows in areas with an annual rainfall of 50-800 mm. It suits arid places. It can grow in arid places. In Brisbane Botanical Gardens.

The fruit are eaten raw. The dried fruit are added to parched wheat. The nuts are crushed to produce an edible oil. The seeds are pounded and mixed with pounded dates.

Trees can be grown from seed.