Anacardium
| Anacardium | |
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| Anacardium occidentale fruit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
| Genus: | Anacardium L. |
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Cassuvium Lam. | |
Anacardium, the cashews, are a genus of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
Etymology[]
The name Anacardium, originally from the Greek, actually refers to the nut, core or heart of the fruit, which is outwardly located (ana means "upwards" and -cardium means "heart").
Species[]
As of July 2020, the Plants of the World Online accepts 20 species:[2]
- J.D.Mitch.
- Machado
- Barb.Rodr.
- Mutis ex Alba
- Barb.Rodr.
- Anacardium curatellifolium A.St.-Hil.
- Anacardium excelsum L. — Wild cashew
- J.Mitch. & S.A.Mori
- Anacardium giganteum (Bertero & Balb. ex Kunth) Skeels — Caja acu, also known as wild cashew, used medicinally
- Anacardium humile Hance ex Engl.
- Machado
- <Loes.
- A.St.-Hil.
- Pires & Froes
- Anacardium occidentale L. — Cashew
- Anacardium othonianum Rizzini
- Ducke
- Machado
- Benth. ex Engl. [3]
- Ducke
References[]
- ^ "Anacardium L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-11-23. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 11 July 2020
- ^ "Species Records of Anacardium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
External links[]
Data related to Anacardium at Wikispecies
Media related to Anacardium at Wikimedia Commons
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