Anacardium
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| Anacardium | |
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| Anacardium occidentale fruit | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Anacardioideae |
| Genus: | Anacardium L. |
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Cassuvium Lam. |
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Anacardium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
[edit] Selected species
- Anacardium corymbosum Barb.Rodr.
- Anacardium excelsum L. - Wild Cashew
- Anacardium giganteum (Bertero & Balb. ex Kunth) Skeels - Caja Acu, also known as Wild Cashew, used medicinally
- Anacardium humile Hance ex Engl.
- Anacardium microcarpum A.St.-Hil.
- Anacardium nanum A.St.-Hil.
- Anacardium negrense Pires & Froes
- Anacardium occidentale L. - Cashew
- Anacardium spruceanum Benth. ex Engl. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Anacardium L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-11-23. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?588. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ "Species Records of Anacardium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?588. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
[edit] External links
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