Anacardium

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Anacardiaceae
Subfamilia: Anacardioideae
Genus: Anacardium
Species: A. amapaense – A. amilcarianum – A. brasiliense – A. caracolii – A. corymbosum – A. curatellifolium – A. excelsum – A. fruticosum – A. giganteum – A. humile – A. kuhlmannianum – A. microsepalum – A. nanum – A. negrense – A. occidentale – A. othonianum – A. parvifolium – A. rondonianum – A. spruceanum – A. tenuifolium
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Anacardium in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 13. Reference page.

Name

Anacardium L., 1753

Type species: Anacardium occidentale L.

Synonyms

Acajou Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4: s.p. (1754)
Cassuvium Lam. Encycl. 1: 22 (1783)
Acajuba Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 192 (1788)
Rhinocarpus Bertero & Balb. ex Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 7: 5. t. 601 (1824)
Monodynamus Pohl Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 2: 67 (1830)

References
Primary references

Lamarck, J.-B. 1783–1785. Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique. Tome 1. XLIV+752 pp. Panckoucke, Paris; Plomteux, Liége. BHL Reference page.
Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 383.
Miller, P. 1754. The Gardeners Dictionary. Abridged. Ed. 4, Vol. 1–3 (unpaged). John & James Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.79061 Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Anacardium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Mar 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Anacardium. Published online. Accessed: Mar 04 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Anacardium in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Mar 04. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Anacardium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Mar 04.

Vernacular names
suomi: Munuaispuut
հայերեն: Բալատրենի
latviešu: Anakardijas

Anacardium, the cashews, are 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").
Species

As of July 2020, the Plants of the World Online accepts 20 species:[2]

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 L. — Wild cashew
Anacardium fruticosum J.Mitch. & S.A.Mori
Anacardium giganteum (Bertero & Balb. ex Kunth) Skeels — Caja acu, also known as wild cashew, used medicinally
Anacardium humile Hance ex Engl.
Anacardium kuhlmannianum Machado
Anacardium microsepalum <Loes.
Anacardium nanum A.St.-Hil.
Anacardium negrense Pires & Froes
Anacardium occidentale L. — Cashew
Anacardium othonianum Rizzini
Anacardium parvifolium Ducke
Anacardium rondonianum Machado
Anacardium spruceanum Benth. ex Engl. [3]
Anacardium tenuifolium Ducke

References

"Anacardium L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-11-23. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 11 July 2020
"Species Records of Anacardium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2010-02-10.