Origin: and tested at Dept. of Pomology, Agricultural College of Athens, Botanikos, Greece, by C.A. Pontikis. Aegenes open-pollinated. Tree: medium size; semi-upright; and 5 × 6 m when grafted on Pistacia terebinthus seedling. Productivity same as Aegenes: 7.4 kg dry nuts per tree at 7 years, 16.2 at 11 years; biennial; flowering midApril at Athens; fruit ripens 10-15 Sept. Pollination by male P. vera clones C and D. Adaptation to other growing regions unknown. Described in Pontikis, C.A. 1986. HortScience 21:1074. Fruit: large (25 × 16 mm); kernel weight 55% of fruit weight; oblong-ovate, with strong curing in dorsal suture near fruit stem; kernel oblong-ovate. External color yellow, with pink tint over one-third of surface; seed coat purple over two-thirds of surface. Splitshell 90% to 98% every year, which is onethird higher than Aegenes. Percentage of blank nuts about 5% to 10%, same as Aegenes.
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