in taxon tropical or subtropical nut producing plant pistachio plant PLANTS:PIVE3 pistachio MANSFELD:28393 The pistachio, *Pistacia vera* in the *Anacardiaceae* family, is a small tree originally from Persia (Iran), which now can also be found in to regions of Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Egypt, Sicily and possibly Afghanistan (especially in the provinces of Samangan and Badghis). The fruit is a drupe, containing an elongated seed, which is the edible portion. The seed, commonly thought of as a nut, is a culinary nut, not a botanical nut. pistacia vera Pistacia vera requires discussion