Anacardium
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Anacardium
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Anacardium is 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").
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 othonianum
- Anacardium spruceanum Benth. ex Engl. [2]
References
External links
Data related to Anacardium at Wikispecies 
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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