Pistacia atlantica is a species of pistachio tree known by the English common name Mt. Atlas mastic tree,[3]Atlas pistachio,[4]Atlantic pistacio, Atlantic terebinth,[5]Cyprus turpentine tree,[6] and Persian turpentine tree.[7]
P. atlantica has three subspecies or varieties which have been described as atlantica, cabulica, and mutica. According to molecular phylogenetic studies, P. atlantica subsp. kurdica is actually a separate species, Pistacia eurycarpa.[8][9]
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pistacia atlantica". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 October 2015.