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XXVIII. ANACAKDIACEiE 
2. PISTACIA. The classical name of the Pistachio Nnt, 
P. vera . — Mediterranean region, E. Asia, Mexico. 
Pistacia integerrima, Stewart ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 13. A tree; 
glabrous or nearly so. Leaves odd- or even -pinnate, 6-9 in. ; 
leaflets 7-11 or 8-10, nearly opposite, shortly stalked, lanceolate, 
2J-5 in., long-pointed, entire, base unequal, young foliage red. 
Flowers red, 1 -sexual, the male and female on different trees, in 
lateral panicles, appearing with the young leaves. Petals none. 
Male flowers : calyx very small, 5-parted, stamens 5-7, anthers 
large oblong, deep red, nearly sessile. Female flowers : calyx 4- 
parted, lobes narrow acute, soon falling off, disk and stamens 
none, style 3-parted, tips broad, recurved. Drupe glabrous, 
wrinkled, globose, \ in. diam., grey when ripe. 
Simla, near the road between Annandale and the Glen; April, May. — 
W. Himalaya, 1500-8000 It. — Cultivated in the plains. 
Large crooked galls, often 6-7 in. long, form on the leaves in the autumn ; 
they are sold in bazaars under the name of Kahri singi and are used in native 
medicine. The heartwood is hard and durable and is highly esteemed for 
carving, furniture and all kinds of ornamental carpentry. 
3. ODINA. Origin of name uncertain. — A small genus ; chiefly 
African. 
Odina Wodier, Boxb . ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 29. A tree. Leaves 
few, stellately tomentose when young, becoming glabrous after- 
wards, odd-pinnate ; leaflets 7-9, opposite, lateral shortly stalked, 
end one long-stalked, ovate, 3-6 in., entire, abruptly long-pointed. 
Flowers appearing before the young leaves, 1-sexual, male and 
female on different branches or on different trees, in small clusters 
arranged along simple or branched, stellately tomentose, racemose 
panicles 3-6 in. long, in the axils of fallen leaves or at the end of 
the thick, naked branches. Calyx 4-lobed, persistent. Petals 4, 
yellow-green, much longer than the calyx, spreading. Male 
flowers : stamens 8, nearly as long as the petals, ovary rudiment- 
ary, 4-cleft. Female flowers : stamens rudimentary, styles 4, 
short, thick. Drupe oblong, about \ in., flattened, glabrous, red 
when ripe. 
Valleys below Simla ; February- April. — Throughout India, ascending to 
5000 ft. — Burmah. 
As seen in the arid valleys near Simla, this tree, especially when its 
branches have been lopped for fodder and its trunk hacked for gum, presents a 
singularly ungainly appearance, but in the moist forests, at the foot of the hills, 
it grows into a handsome spreading tree, and it is only in such situations that 
its valuable, hard, heavy heartwood is developed in sufficient thickness to be 
useful. The yellow gum obtained from the bark is used for calico-printing. 
