Pistacia lentiscus (English name) Pistacialentiscus

Japanese: Pistacia lentiscus(英語表記)Pistacialentiscus
Pistacia lentiscus (English name) Pistacialentiscus

…An aromatic gum resin obtained from the Boswellia genus of trees in the Burseraceae family, especially from Boswellia carteii . It can also refer to the resin obtained from Pistacia lentiscus , a plant indigenous to the Mediterranean region that belongs to the Anacardiaceae family, and is called mastic in English and Western fragrant in China. Both are formed when a cut is made in the trunk, and the sap flows out and solidifies when exposed to air. Some are yellow, green, or yellowish brown in color. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Pistacia lentiscus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…カンラン科ボスウェリアBoswellia属の木,特にニュウコウジュB.carteiiから採れる芳香ゴム樹脂。また,地中海地方原産のウルシ科のPistacia lentiscusから採れる樹脂をいうこともあり,こちらは英語でマスティックmastic,中国では洋乳香と呼ばれる。ともに幹に切り傷をつけ流れ出た液汁が空気にふれて凝固したもので,黄あるいは緑色,黄褐色のものもある。…

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