Pistacia lentiscus
Pistacia lentiscus (also Mastic; Greek: μαστίχα <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">mastíkha ) is a shrub or small tree of the Pistacio genus. They grow in the Mediterranean Sea region, mainly on the Greek island of Chios in the Aegean Sea. The resin of the tree is called: "mastic". It was famous in the southern region of the island of Chios, called Mastichochoria. The tree is used for food, medicine and industrial purposes.
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the tree
the fruit
Mastic resin
the resine of the tree
Pistacia Lentiscus Media
Lentisk (Pistacia lentiscus), NE Crete, Greece
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