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Pistacia terebinthus subsp. terebinthus (Terebinth Tree) |
Pistacia terebinthus subsp. terebinthus (ANACARDIACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Pistacia terebinthus subsp. terebinthus L.
Published in Sp. Pl. 1025 (1753). | Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : | Anacardiaceae
Lindl. (The Pistachio Family)
9 species from the Anacardiaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Terebinth Tree, Turpentine Tree, Cyprus Terebinth Tree | Maltese name(s) : | Skornabekk, Siġra tat-turpentina, Siġra tat-Trementina | Status for Malta : | Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man | Frequency : | Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce
Rare Very rare Extinct
| Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: Macro-Phanerophyte (high trees usually over 10m )
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Protected by law: schedule I of LN200/2011 AND schedule III of LN311/2006. (Strictly protected tree species) | Red List (1989) : | Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Mar-Jun | Colour of Flowers: | Inconspicuous or Red |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Dry, open woods and rocky maquis, usually calcareous slopes |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Scattered on sheltered rocky ground at valley sides and abandoned fields close by forming a maquis-like habitat |
Botanical Description: |
Small deciduous tree or shrub up to 5 m. Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets usually 2-8.5-1 x 3.5 cm, 3-9, ovate to obovate or oblong, mucronate, coriaceous; rhachis not winged; petioles glabrous. Inflorescence with long branches. Flowers brownish. Drupe 5-7 x 4-6 mm obovoid, compressed, apiculate, at first reddish, becoming brown. |
Distributional range: |
Mediterranean region and Portugal |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
Albania, the Balaeric Islands, Bulgaria, Corse, Crete, France (incl. Monaco and Channel Islands but excluding Corse), Greece, Spain (incl. Andorra but excl. the Balaerics), Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), ex-Jugoslavia, Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily and/or Malta, Turkey (European part) |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
? AE(G) Ag Al Bl(M) Bu Co Cr Ct -Cy Ga(F) Gr He Hs(S) -IJ It Li -LS Lu Ma Sa Si(M S) Sl Sr Tn Tu(A E) |
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