Anacardiaceae

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Anacardiaceae
Cashew
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Anacardiaceae

(R.Br.) Lindl. (1831)
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Anacardiaceae (also known as the cashew family or sumac family) is a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales, with about 70 genera and 650 species of evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs, and woody vines. Are plants including cashew, mango and pistachio. It is native to tropical and subtropical areas of the world, but a few species occur in temperate regions.