Embryology and fruit development in four species of pistacia. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The present study aimed to analyze the qualitative and quantitative composition of p. Evaluation of genetic relationships among iranian pistachios. Deciduous tree, 35 m in height, with a single trunk, sometimes with many stems when in shrubby form, brown to reddish after falling of leaves. Palaestina article about palaestina by the free dictionary.
Article full text enhanced pdf format, 2090 bytes article sharing repository deposits questions. Evidence accumulated from pollen analysis and wood remnant research in geological and. Jan 20, 2017 certain insect species can induce gall formation on numerous plants species. The anatropous, pendulous and crassinucellate ovule was initially unitegmic. Pdf pistacia is an economically important genus because it contains the pistachio crop, p. Pinus halepensis, deciduous oak, evergreen oak, and ceratonia. Anacardiaceae population in the barbaros plain of izmirturkey pdf. The cornicabra is more abundant in the mountains and inland and the mastic is usually found more frequently in areas where the mediterranean influence of the sea moderates the climate. Pistacia is a genus of flowering plants in the cashew family, anacardiaceae. Samples were collected four times a year in 1997 and 1998. The genus pistacia is a member of the anacardiaceae. Transcriptome analysis of a medicinal plant, pistacia chinensis.
Fordinae contribution to pistacia taxonomy at the species and hybrid. Fordinae contribution to pistacia taxonomy at the species and hybrid levels is discussed. The mono and sesquiterpene content of aphidinduced. It is well known that insectinduced galls often contain vast amounts of plant defensive compounds as compared to noncolonized tissues, but it is. Flora of wadi alquff protected area, hebron governorate, palestine. This is the first study to report candidate ssr markers for p. The analysis of the eo from the leaves of the pistacia terebinthus has indicated that pinene 19. Pistacia, a genus of flowering plants from the family anacardiaceae, contains about twenty species, among them five are more popular including p.
The effects of temperature on in vitro pollen germination. The natural mediterranean maquis and forest vegetation of israel is commonly considered to be composed mainly of four, roughly equal components. Es wurden mehr als 20 zucker im honigtau festgestellt. Dec 15, 20 the genus pistacia belongs to the anacardiaceae, a cosmopolitan family that comprise about 70 genera and over 600 species. In the antibacterial disc diffusion assay, eo revealed a broad spectrum activity on the growth of both gram. Differences in monoterpene biosynthesis and accumulation in. Pistacia cultivars and male m pollinator pistacia species a db1 dbwax p. Glucose and fructose content in samples of forda formicaria feeding in galls of pistacia palaestina and on roots of oryzopsis miliacea. We analyzed the levels and composition of monoand sesquiterpenes in both. It is apparent that ssr markers developed in this study could aid germplasm characterization, construction of genetic linkage maps and comparative mapping in the genus pistacia. Antiinsect effects of the gall wall of baizongia pistaciae. Pistacia atlantica, mount atlas pistache, mount atlas mastic. Fordinae inducing galls on pistacia palaestina anacardiaceae. Atlantic pistacia is the larger of the two and therefore assumed to be the one referred to in the scriptures although it is not possible to precisely label the species.
At the end of this research, four taxa were determined in gap region. Crataegus aronia, origanum syriacum, pistacia lentiscus, and styrax. When pollen was incubated in a germination medium for 24 h in darkness, distinct differences were observed in pollen germination and. Pistacia palaestina palestine pistachio royal botanic garden. Pistacia terebinthus, known commonly as terebinth and turpentine tree, is a species of pistacia, native to iran, and the mediterranean region from the western regions of morocco, and portugal to greece, western and southeast turkey.
The present study was carried out on nine pistacia spp. The essential oil was obtained by hydrodistillation. In addition to their therapeutic effects, pistacia species are used in food industry, for example, consumption of. Pistacium was the basis of linnaeus name pistacia for the genus. The mono and sesquiterpene content of aphidinduced galls. Pistacia palaestina, turpentine tree, terebinth tree. Pictures of these plants and plant products can be accessed from this site or by going to bible plants photo site. In the shephelah, an area that includes the foothills between the central mountain range and the mediterranean. This article discusses mainly the geography and the. Pdf ecological properties of pistacia terebinthus l.
The ripe fruits are used largely in the middle east as a component of the socalled zaatar, a mix of aromatic and food plants. Ms analyses of the essential oils of leaves, galls produced by baizongia pistaciae l. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Pistacia palaestina palestine pistachio royal botanic. Genomic dna was extracted from leaf tissue and rapd analysis was performed using 20 primers. Pistacia, phylogeny, rapd, fingerprinting, taxonomy. Pistacia genus has recently received particular interest for its antitumor activity. Composition of the essential oil of leaves, galls, and ripe. At one time pistacia palaestina, growing on the eastern shores of the mediterranean sea in syria and lebanon was regarded as a separate species, but it is now. Note that the relative proportions of the two sugars are reversed in the rootfeeding aphids.
Seasonal variation in honeydew sugar content of galling. Chemical composition, antibacterial and insecticidal. The terebinth develops a very deep and extensive root system and therefore remains green even in years of drought. Rhamnus palaestina, quercus calliprinos, sarcopotrium spinosum, and cistus creticus. Flora palaestina encompasses the plant taxa distributed in the geobotanical subunit between the mediterranean eastern coast to the west and the syrian and jordanian deserts at the east, bordered by the mountains of lebanon to the north and the desert of sinai at the south.
This redirect is within the scope of wikiproject plants, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of plants and botany on wikipedia. Pistacia belongs to the anacardiaceae family, which includes plants such as cashew nut. The natural cover of the highlands consisted mainly of aleppo pine pinus halepensis, evergreen oak quercus calliprinos, and terebinth pistacia palaestina. Interspecific relationships in pistacia based on rapd fingerprinting. The name is derived from a word meaning land of the philistines. Native to the eastern mediterranean and to north africa, it has small inconspicuous, greenishwhite flowers.
Pistacia terebinthus is a plant related to pistacia lentiscus, with which it hybridizes frequently in contact zones. However, when extracts from pistacia palaestina are added to k562 cells together with suboptimal concentrations of mithramycin, a clear synergic effect was observed. It contains 10 to 20 species that are native to africa and eurasia from the canary islands, all of africa, and southern europe, warm and semidesert areas across asia, and north america from mexico to warm and semidesert united states, such as texas or california. When undisturbed a rare occurrence in the middle east the trees reach a very large. The atlantic pistacia is the largest tree in israel in recent history.
Composition of the essential oil of leaves, galls, and ripe and. Deciduous tree, 35 m in height, with a single trunk, sometimes with many stems when in. Absalom, great in his own eyes, was trapped in a large pistacia. This is a list of all the plants in the bible arranged alphabetically by common name. The effect of temperature on in vitro pollen germination and pollen tube growth was investigated in pistacia vera uygur, atli, kaska, sengel, kavak, p. The pollen germination and pollen tube growth among nine pistacia genotypes was quantified in order to identify differences in the tolerance of pollen to temperature variations. Differences in monoterpene biosynthesis and accumulation. The effects of temperature on in vitro pollen germination and. Pistacia lentiscus is a very common plant related to pistacia terebinthus with which it hybridizes. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. At one time pistacia palaestina, growing on the eastern shores of the. Other pistacia species are clustered into two groups. Keywords transcriptome, medicinal plant, pistacia introduction the genus pistacia l.
Pistacia palaestina, pistacia atlantica and pistacia mutica. David faced goliath in the valley of the pistacias i samuel 17. For accuracy, the scientific name is also included. Studies on the phylogeny of the genus pistacia are rather few, and mostly based on morphological characterization. The contents of the page were merged into pistacia terebinthus on 22 august 2019 and it now redirects there. They represent the past climax and subclimax of this region. Gideon was by a large pistacia when he was called by god judges 6. Pistacia terebinthus in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. This tree is where mastic essential oil is extracted pistacia lentiscus is a shrub or dioecious tree, with separate male and female plants, evergreen. The species of the genus pistacia are evergreen or deciduous resinbearing shrubs and trees which are characterized as xerophytic trees and growing to 810 m tall. Transcriptome analysis of a medicinal plant, pistacia.
Although the mechanism of gall development is largely unknown, it is clear that insects manipulate their hosts anatomy, physiology, and chemistry for their own benefit. Pistacia, pistacium latin, pistachio nut, from greek pistakion, from pistake, the greek name for the nut, perhaps from middle persian pistak. Terebinth, latin terebinthus, from greek terebinthos, turpentine tree. Oct 24, 2009 in the present research using baizongia pistaciae l. Modification of tree architecture by a gallforming aphid. For the contribution history and old versions of the merged article please see its history. Composition of the essential oil of leaves, galls, and. Different parts of these species have been used in traditional medicine for various purposes like tonic, aphrodisiac, antiseptic, antihypertensive and management of dental. The book life in biblical israel explains that forests in ancient israel were much more extensive than they are today. Embryology and fruit development in four species of. Pistacia atlantica, mount atlas pistache, mount atlas.
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