Pistacia eurycarpa
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Summary
Source: WikipediaPistacia eurycarpa, commonly as Persian turpentine tree, is a species of Pistacia native to southeastern Turkey, northern Iraq, Iran, Armenia, and Antilebanon. It is called qezwan (قەزوان) or dareben (دارەبەن) in Kurdish. It is morphologically close to Pistacia atlantica subsp. mutica, but differs by having distinctly compressed fruits (width larger than length). Having a watery flavour, its resin is used as a chewing gum to relieve upper abdominal discomfort, stomach aches, dyspepsia and peptic ulcer.
Description
A temperate tree in the Anacardiaceae family. It produces edible fruit and nutritious seeds and nuts.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh or dried for tea. Young shoots are eaten alone or used in soup. The leaves, seeds, and nuts are also edible.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh. The dried fruit are used for tea. The young shoots are eaten alone or used in soup.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Iraq, Middle East, Turkey, Türkiye,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Buttum, Cedene, Kazan, Kazwaan, Kizvan, Menengec
References (5)
- Ahmad, S. A. & Askari, A. A., 2015, Ethnobotany of the Hawraman Region of Kurdistan Iraq. Harvard Papers in Botany, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2015, pp. 85–89.
- Dogan, A. & Tuzlaci, E., 2015, Wild Edible Plants of Pertek (Tunceli-Turkey). Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal 19: 126-135
- Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement
- Galalaey, A. M. K., et al, 2021, Ethnobotanical study of some wild edible plants in Hujran Bason, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences. Salahaddin University-Erbil
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
