Genus Pistacia

Species in the genus Pistacia of plants

Pistacia aethiopica

Pistacia cucphuongensis

Pistacia malayana

American pistachio

Pistachio nut

Pistachio nut - The pistachio, Pistacia vera in the Anacardiaceae family, is a small tree native to regions of Syria, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, India and possibly Afghanistan . The tree produces an important culinary nut.