Anacardium
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.Species
, the Plants of the World Online accepts 20 species:
- Anacardium amapaense J.D.Mitch.
- Anacardium amilcarianum Machado
- Anacardium brasiliense Barb.Rodr.
- Anacardium caracolii Mutis ex Alba
- Anacardium corymbosum Barb.Rodr.
- Anacardium curatellifolium A.St.-Hil.
- Anacardium excelsum L. — Wild cashew
- Anacardium fruticosum J.Mitch. & S.A.Mori
- Anacardium giganteum Skeels — Caja acu, also known as wild cashew, used medicinally
- Anacardium humile Hance ex Engl.
- Anacardium kuhlmannianum Machado
- Anacardium microsepalum
- Anacardium nanum A.St.-Hil.
- Anacardium negrense Pires & Froes
- Anacardium occidentale L. — Cashew
- Anacardium othonianum Rizzini
- Anacardium parvifolium Ducke
- Anacardium rondonianum Machado
- Anacardium spruceanum Benth. ex Engl.
- Anacardium tenuifolium Ducke
