Anacardiaceae

Anacardium L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 383 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

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 Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, El Salvador, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, 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-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tuamotu, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is., Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

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)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hildebrandt, J.M. [2948] Madagascar K002256655 Yes
[Consul Burton] [s.n.] Madagascar K002256656 Yes
s.coll. [5957] Madagascar K002256651 Yes
[Mr. Barclay] [s.n.] Mauritius K002256652 Yes
Berghen, V. [10592] Senegal K002256598 Yes
Chevalier, A. [450] Senegal K002256600 Yes
Baron, R. (Rev.) [4805] Madagascar K002256653 Yes
Humblot, L. [188] Comoros K002256654 Yes
Pervillé, M. [246] Madagascar K002256650 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Senegal K002256599 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0