Anacardium is a genus of
flowering plantThe flowering plants or angiosperms are the most diverse group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of seed plants...
s in the family
AnacardiaceaeAnacardiaceae is a family of flowering plants bearing fruits that are drupes and in some cases producing urushiol, an irritant. Its numerous genera include several of economic importance. Notable plants in this family include cashew , mango, poison ivy, sumac, smoke tree, marula and pistachio...
, native to tropical regions of the
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Anacardium is a genus of
flowering plantThe flowering plants or angiosperms are the most diverse group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of seed plants...
s in the family
AnacardiaceaeAnacardiaceae is a family of flowering plants bearing fruits that are drupes and in some cases producing urushiol, an irritant. Its numerous genera include several of economic importance. Notable plants in this family include cashew , mango, poison ivy, sumac, smoke tree, marula and pistachio...
, native to tropical regions of the
AmericasThe Americas, or America, are lands in the Western hemisphere or New World, comprising the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. America may be ambiguous in English, as it is more commonly used to refer to the United States of America...
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Selected species:
- Anacardium corymbosum
- Anacardium excelsum
- Anacardium giganteum - Caja Acu
- Anacardium humile
- Anacardium microcarpum
- Anacardium nanum
- Anacardium negrense
- Anacardium occidentale - Cashew
The cashew is a tree in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The plant is native to northeastern Brazil. Its English name derives from the Portuguese name for the fruit of the cashew tree, caju, which in turn derives from the indigenous Tupi name, acajú...
- Anacardium spruceanum
- Semecarpus anacardium
Semecarpus Anacardium is a native of India and is closely related to the cashew.-Etymology:...