Family:

Anacardiaceae

Habitat:

Garigue, maquis, forest

Growth habit:

Shrub or tree

Plant size:

1 - 3 m, rarely 8 m

Flower colour:

female: greenish; male: dark red anthers

Flowering time

March - June

Leaf characteristics:

pinnate in pairs; 8 - 12 elliptic-lanceolate, blunt pointed leaflets

Flower characteristics:

Flower cones, dioecious

Fruits:

small red drupes, black when ripe

Special features:

in cultivation for the production of mastic