Pistacia ×saportae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Anacardiaceae |
Genus: | Pistacia |
Species: | P. saportae |
Binomial name | |
Pistacia saportae Burnat | |
Synonyms | |
Pistacia lentiscus × terebinthus |
Pistacia saportae is a species of tree in the family Anacardiaceae. [1] [2]
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