Botanical family · Sapindales
Anacardiaceae
Cashew family
25 species in this family
The cashew and mango family of trees and shrubs, producing resinous or allergenic sap. Includes mango (Mangifera indica), cashew (Anacardium occidentale), pistachio, and poison ivy. The sap can cause contact dermatitis; the dried resin is used in varnishes and lacquers.
- Resinous, sometimes allergenic sap
- Alternate leaves, usually pinnate
- Drupe fruit with single seed
Species in ANACARDIACEAE
- Cashew-nut Tree, Cashew AppleAnacardium occidentale
- Cuddapah AlmondBuchanania axillaris
- Calumpong nut, Almondette tree, Cheronjee, Cuddapah almondBuchanania lanzan
- Redwood treeGluta travancorica
- Jungle Marking nutHoligarna arnottiana
- Blistering Varnish TreeHoligarna grahamii
- Black-Flowered Varnish TreeHoligarna nigra
- Wodier, JhingamLannea coromandelica
- Mango Tree, Cuckoo's joyMangifera indica
- Malabar Top-Fruit TreeNothopegia beddomei
- Travancore Top-Fruit TreeNothopegia travancorica
- Indian SumacRhus mysorensis
- Brazilian PepperSchinus terebinthifolia
- Indian Marking Nut Tree, Oriental Cashew Nut, Dhobi Nut TreeSemecarpus anacardium
- Indian Hog-Plum, Wild Mango, Hog plumSpondias pinnata
- Holigarna ferruginea
- Nothopegia aureofulva
- Nothopegia colebrookiana
- Nothopegia heyneana
- Nothopegia racemosa
- Nothopegia vajravelui
- Pleiogynium solandri
- Semecarpus auriculata
- Semecarpus kathalekanensis
- Spondias indica
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