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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 after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Pistacia terebinthus subsp. terebinthusL.
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, 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 10 m high )
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon |
Legal Protection : |
Protected by law: Schedule I of [S.L. 549.123] AND schedule III of [S.L. 549.44] (Strictly protected tree species) |
Red List (1989) : |
Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands |
Flowering Time : |
March – May |
Colour of Flowers: |
Inconspicuous or Red |
Toxicity: |
Not particularly toxic |
Name Derivation : |
Pistacia:
terebinthus subsp. terebinthus:
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Planting in rural areas : |
Encouraged to be planted in the wild that is in rural areas including ODZ. |
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Description, Habitat 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.
(from Euro+Med Checklist, 2019)
Country codes
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? 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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Atlas Flora Europaea
GBIF Distribution map
