- Family : ANACARDIACEAE
(Cashew Or Mango Or Sumac Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : AAM FAMILY (आम फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Anacardiaceae
- Synonym(s) : Acajuba occidentalis (L.) Gaertn.; Anacardium microcarpum Ducke; Anacardium occidentale var. gardneri Engl.; Cassuvium pomiferum Lam.; Cassuvium reniforme Blanco; Cassuvium solitarium Stokes
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Anacardium occidentale L.
- Common name : Cashew-nut Tree, Cashew Apple
- Vernacular name :
- Kaju, Kaju phed (Hindi)
- Geru (Kannada)
- Jidimamidi, Muntha-mamidi, Mokka-mamidi (Telugu)
- Kaju, Lanka amba, Bajan, Lanka badam (Oria)
- Kajoo (Sanskrit)
- Kasumavu, Kappamavu, Parangimavu (Malayalam)
- Munthiri (Tamil)
- Habit : Tree
- Comments / notes : Cultivated for its edible fruits. Sometimes as an escape. The nut shell yields oil that is insecticidal.
- Key identification features : Small evergreen tree; Leaves spirally arranged, leathery textured, elliptic to obovate, smooth margin; Flowers in a panicle or corymb; Fruit oval or pear-shaped accessory fruit or false fruit; True fruit is a kidney or boxing-glove shaped drupe.
- Flower, Fruit : December-May
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Andhra Pradesh
- Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : Thane district
- Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Port Blair taluk
- Native : Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
- Exotic/Native : Exotic
- World Distribution : Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 140
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Anacardium occidentale. Downloaded on 7 September 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Line Drawings
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Field Image(s)
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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