 Well-known species in the genus "Pistacia" include "P. vera", the pistachio, grown for its edible seeds; "P. terebinthus", from which terebinth resin, a turpentine, is produced; "P. lentiscus", source of the plant resin mastic; and "P. chinensis", the Chinese pistache, cultivated as an ornamental tree.The "Pistacia" species are vicarious Anacardiaceae with few species outside the Old World, and are mostly more adapted to water shortage and alkaline soil.Many plant species are adapted to desert or summer drought typical of Mediterranean climate, so have a high tolerance to saline soil.