Anacardiaceae

• Anacardium occidentale
• Harpephyllum caffrum
• Mangifera indica
• Pachycormus discolor

Subfamily Anacardioideae

• Pistacia chinensis

• Query IPNI
• Common Name: Chinese Pistacio
• Family: Anacardiaceae Lindl.

• Country of Origin: E. Asia - China.
• Habitat: Riversides and in cultivated areas up to 2400m in the Himalaya

• Description: Growing to 25 ft (8 m) in gardens, this deciduous species has glossy green leaves consisting of up to 10 pairs of leaflets that in fall (autumn) turn yellow, orange and scarlet. The inconspicuous flowers, borne in panicles, are followed in summer by small red spherical seed pods that turn blue in fall and attract birds. An excellent street tree, it also makes a good canopy for shade-loving shrubs. It often forms a double trunk.

  The young shoots are also eaten as a chinese vegetable.