Scientific Name :
Anacardium occidentale L.
Synonym :
Anacardium microcarpum Ducke
Cassuvium pomiferum Lam.
Common Name : Cashew, Kaju
Plant Family : Anacardiaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : January to March
Flower Colour : Reddish pink
Description : Height: Upto 12 m
Stem: Creamy, smooth, crooked
Leaves: Simple, obovate and coriaceous
Flowers: Bracteate, corolla 5 slender, green at first later turns reddish
Inflorescence: Panicles
Fruits: Pseudo fruit develops from thalamus, nut, thalamus is fleshy, golden yellow colour
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : CH, VT, TL
Distribution Range : Trinidad to S. Tropical America.
Uses : Nuts used to increase appettite
Bark gum has insects repellents properties
Leaves ussed to cure toothache and gumproblems
