- Family:
- Anacardiaceae R.Br.
Anacardium L.

[FZ]
Anacardiaceae, Rosette Fernandes & A. Fernandes. Flora Zambesiaca 2:2. 1966
- Morphology General Habit
- Shrubs or trees.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate, sessile or petiolate, simple, entire, coriaceous, generally oblong-obovate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers polygamo-dioecious, in corymbose terminal or subterminal panicles.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals 5, imbricate, slightly connate at the base.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 5, imbricate, reflexed, caducous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 7–10, unequal, 1(2) fertile, the others sterile; filaments connate at the base; anthers dorsifixed.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Disc
- Disk absent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary free, sessile, obovoid or obcordate, 1-locular, with the ovule ascendent; style 1, with a capitate stigma.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit ± obliquely reniform, compressed, on the swollen pedicel; mesocarp oleaginous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds reniform with thick cotyledons.
[FTEA]
Anacardiaceae, J. O. Kokwaro (University of Nairobi). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1986
- Morphology General Habit
- Shrubs or trees
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate, simple, sessile or petiolate, generally oblong-obovate, entire, coriaceous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers in corymbose terminal or subterminal panicles, poygamo-dioecious
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals 5, imbricate, slightly connate at the base
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 5, imbricate, eflexed, caducous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 7–10, l(–2) fertile, the rest sterile (staminodes), unequal in length; filaments connate at the base; anthers dorsifixed
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Disc
- Disk absent
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary free, sessile, obovoid or obcordate, unilocular, with the ovule ascendent; style 1, with a capitate stigma
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit obliquely reniform, compressed, on the swollen pedicel; mesocarp oleaginous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds reniform with thick cotyledons.
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Shrubs or trees
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate, simple, entire
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers in paniculate inflorescences, bisexual or male
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals 5, slightly united at the base; petals 5, becoming reflexed, soon falling; fertile stamens 1(–2) plus up to 9 shorter staminodes; filaments united at the base; disk absent; ovary 1-celled; style 1 with a capitate stigma
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Drupes kidney-shaped, on a swollen pedicel.
- Distribution
- Some twenty species in tropical America, one of them, A. occidentale, widely cultivated in the tropics.
Native to:
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Introduced into:
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Repu, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, India, Jamaica, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Puerto Rico, Senegal, Seychelles, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tuamotu, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
- 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 (Bertero & Balb. ex Kunth) Skeels
- Anacardium fruticosum J.Mitch. & S.A.Mori
- Anacardium giganteum Hancock ex Engl.
- Anacardium humile A.St.-Hil.
- Anacardium kuhlmannianum Machado
- Anacardium microsepalum Loes.
- Anacardium nanum A.St.-Hil.
- Anacardium negrense Pires & Fróes
- Anacardium occidentale L.
- Anacardium othonianum Rizzini
- Anacardium parvifolium Ducke
- Anacardium rondonianum Machado
- Anacardium spruceanum Benth. ex Engl.
- Anacardium tenuifolium Ducke
Anacardium L. appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Sp. Pl.: 383 (1753)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- F.T.A. 1: 443.
- Sp. Pl. 1: 383 (1753)
Flora Zambesiaca
- Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 180 (1754).
- Sp. Pl. 1: 383 (1753)
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 180 (1754)
- Sp. Pl.: 383 (1753)
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Flora Zambesiaca
Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Somalia
Flora of Somalia
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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