The Cashew and Its Relatives (Anacardium: Anacardiaceae)A taxonomic treatment of this Latin American genus of trees & shrubs is provided. Mitchell & Mori recognize ten species, one of which is new. |
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acardium adaxially Alves AMAZONAS Anacar Anacardiaceae Anacardium corymbosum Anacardium excelsum Anacardium giganteum Anacardium humile Anacardium nanum Anacardium occidentale anthers apex apomorphic bark Bisexual flowers bracts Brazil cajú cajuzinho Candolle cashew nut cells central Brazil CEPEC cerrado cladistic corolla corymbosum diam Drupe ecology Engler Fegimanra filaments fleshy hypocarp forest fruit fruticosum genera genus giganteum glabrous Goiás Guiana Hilaire Holotype Inflorescences INPA Kunth lanceolate lateral veins Leaf blades Lectotype Linnaeus Machado Manaus Mato Grosso Mattos Silva microsepalum Mitchell & Silva Mori nanum narrowly obovate obtuse ovary ovate parvifolium Paula pedicels petals petioles plants Prance prominent abaxially prominulous adaxially puberulous adaxially restinga Rhinocarpus s.n. RB Santa savannas secretory seed Semecarpus sepals smaller stamens sparsely puberulous species of Anacardium spruceanum stamens staminal tube subshrub trees tropical villous