Table 3.
Ecological factors of Pistacia lentiscus collection sites.
| Sites | Stations | Alt.(m) | Geographical coordinates | Habitat | P (mm) | T0 Max (C0) | Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-altitude | Cherchel (L1) | 15 | 36°36’N/2°11’E | Phillyrea latifolia | 502.24±25.08 | 31.75±0.42 | 73.54 |
| Azzefoun (L2) | 14 | 36°53’N/4°25’E | Phillyrea latifolia | 775.78±50.04 | 31.50±0.48 | 122.06 | |
| Zemmouri Bahri (L5) | 9 | 36°48’N/3°35’E | Erica arborea | 741.14±45.34 | 29.10±0.51 | 125.85 | |
| Tigzirt (L3) | 6 | 36°53’N/4°08’E | Arbutus unedo | 923.09±67.98 | 30.30±0.44 | 150.77 | |
| Ziama Mansouriah (L4) | 8 | 36°39’N/5°28’E | Erica arborea | 968.11±60.82 | 30.80±0.38 | 148.24 | |
| Mid-altitude | Thenia (M1) | 168 | 36°43’N/3°32’E | Eucalyptus radiata | 728.53±58.43 | 35.00±0.37 | 88.61 |
| Beni Amrane (M4) | 121 | 36°39’N/5°14’E | Erica arborea | 729.58±55.22 | 35.50±0.38 | 87.50 | |
| Tizi Ouzou (M5) | 182 | 36°43’N/4°03’E | Pinus halepensis | 731.92±57.42 | 36.10±0.41 | 83.68 | |
| El Kseur (M3) | 167 | 36°41’N/4°51’E | Olea europea | 758.39±59.33 | 30.80±0.35 | 112.12 | |
| Lakhdaria (M2) | 307 | 36°34’N/3°35’E | Olea europea | 513.85±54.14 | 35.60±0.39 | 55.25 | |
| High- altitude | Ait Khelifa (H3) | 1042 | 36°31’N/4°20’E | Olea europea | 1039.30±56.57 | 23.20±0.32 | 168.95 |
| Tala Moumene (H4) | 1008 | 36°33’N/4°48’E | Olea europea | 1041.27±67.45 | 24.46±0.35 | 190.18 | |
| Beni Mendes (H1) | 809 | 36°30’N/3°59’E | Olea europea | 924.56±64.54 | 31.75±0.38 | 112.74 | |
| Aourir N’Athjelil (H2) | 868 | 36°34’N/4°48’E | Olea europea | 1019.62±69.33 | 25.44±0.31 | 182.15 | |
| Tizi-Oumalou (H5) | 942 | 36°30’N/4°20’E | Olea europea | 939.06±78.75 | 30.82±0.36 | 116.11 |
Data sources: Office Nationale de la Météorologie d’Alger (O.N.M.) and Agence Nationale des Ressources Hydriques d’Alger (A.N.R.H.). Period from 1997–2007; Specimens were deposited at the herbarium of the University of Provence (Marseille) and referred as PL1-MAR -2010, PL2-MAR-2010, PL3-MAR-2010 for Algerian low, mid and high altitude sites, respectively.