Anacardium occidentale
E554415
Anacardium occidentale is the cashew tree, a tropical evergreen species cultivated worldwide for its edible nuts and accessory fruit.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
evergreen tree
ⓘ
plant species ⓘ tropical tree ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| climatePreference | tropical climate ⓘ |
| commonName |
cashew
ⓘ
cashew tree ⓘ |
| contains | urushiol-like compounds in shell ⓘ |
| cultivatedIn |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivory Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major global nut crop
ⓘ
source of export revenue for producing countries ⓘ |
| family | Anacardiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
greenish
ⓘ
reddish ⓘ |
| genus | Anacardium ⓘ |
| growthForm | tree ⓘ |
| hasFruitType | accessory fruit ⓘ |
| hasToxicPart | cashew nut shell ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | evergreen ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaf ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
northeastern Brazil
ⓘ
tropical Americas ⓘ |
| order | Sapindales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| produces |
cashew apple
ⓘ
cashew nut ⓘ |
| requiresProcessing | cashew nuts must be roasted or steamed before eating ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained sandy soils ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerates | drought ⓘ |
| uses |
cashew apple fermented beverages
ⓘ
cashew apple juice ⓘ cashew nut oil ⓘ cashew nut shell liquid ⓘ edible nuts ⓘ edible pseudo-fruit ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1753 ⓘ |
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