Pistacia khinjuk is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae native to Egypt, western Asia and parts of the Himalayas.[1] The tree grows up to 10 metres.[3] The epithet comes from the name for the plant in Balochistan, khinjuk (خنجک).[2]

Pistacia khinjuk
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Pistacia
Species:
P. khinjuk
Binomial name
Pistacia khinjuk
Stocks, 1852[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rhodes, L.; Maxted, N. (2016). "Pistacia khinjuk". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T62949A47600659. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T62949A47600659.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Stocks, J. E. (1852). "Notes on Beloochistan plants". Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany. 4: 143.
  3. ^ "Pistacia khinjuk". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 25 December 2015.