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Anacardiaceae (from the genus Anacardium, the name meaning heart-like, in reference to the shape of the nut). Cashew Family. Fig. 33. Trees or shrubs with resinous bark, and alternate, simple or compound leaves: flowers bisexual or unisexual, regular, small, and numerous, epigynous, perigynous or hypogynous; sepals 3-5; petals 3-5, mostly imbricated, or 0; stamens 5 or 10, rarely many, inserted with the petals at the edge or base of an annular, intrastaminal disk; ovary 1-, rarely 2-6-, celled, with 1 ovule in each cell; styles 1-6: fruit a drupe or nut, rarely dehiscent; seeds usually exalbuminous.

Anacardiaceae (from the genus Anacardium, the name meaning heart-like, in reference to the shape of the nut). Cashew Family. Fig. 33. Trees or shrubs with resinous bark, and alternate, simple or compound leaves: flowers bisexual or unisexual, regular, small, and numerous, epigynous, perigynous or hypogynous; sepals 3-5; petals 3-5, mostly imbricated, or 0; stamens 5 or 10, rarely many, inserted with the petals at the edge or base of an annular, intrastaminal disk; ovary 1-, rarely 2-6-, celled, with 1 ovule in each cell; styles 1-6: fruit a drupe or nut, rarely dehiscent; seeds usually exalbuminous.

The Anacardiaceae is a family of considerable economic importance. Because of the resinous juice, it yields medicinal substances and varnishes. It also yields important edible fruits. Pistacia vera of Syria furnishes the pistachio nut; Pistacia Terebinthus of the Mediterranean yields Cyprus turpentine, formerly medicinal. The leaves of Rhus Coriaria of the Mediterranean are used for tanning fine leather. Rhus succedanea of Japan yields vegetable wax, which coats the seed within the capsule. Melanorrhoea usitata yields a celebrated black varnish of Burmah. Mangifera indica of the East Indies is the mango tree, the fruit of which is large, juicy, sugary-acid and agreeable. Anacardium occidentale of tropical America is the cashew. This plant yields edible nuts and an edible receptacle. From it vinegar is made, also a peppery oil used as a condiment; and the trunk yields a valuable acacia-like gum. The seeds of Semecarpus (marking-nut tree) give an indelible black dye used in marking linen. Spondias purpurea is the so-called Spanish plum of the West Indies. The fruit of Spondias dulcis of the Pacific Islands is also frequently eaten. Other species furnish the hog plum of the West Indies. The mastic, a fragrant gum-resin of the pharmacist, is obtained from Pistacia Lentiscus of the Orient.

The Anacardiaceae is a family of considerable economic importance. Because of the resinous juice, it yields medicinal substances and varnishes. It also yields important edible fruits. Pistacia vera of Syria furnishes the pistachio nut; Pistacia Terebinthus of the Mediterranean yields Cyprus turpentine, formerly medicinal. The leaves of Rhus Coriaria of the Mediterranean are used for tanning fine leather. Rhus succedanea of Japan yields vegetable wax, which coats the seed within the capsule. Melanorrhoea usitata yields a celebrated black varnish of Burmah. Mangifera indica of the East Indies is the mango tree, the fruit of which is large, juicy, sugary-acid and agreeable. Anacardium occidentale of tropical America is the cashew. This plant yields edible nuts and an edible receptacle. From it vinegar is made, also a peppery oil used as a condiment; and the trunk yields a valuable acacia-like gum. The seeds of Semecarpus (marking-nut tree) give an indelible black dye used in marking linen. Spondias purpurea is the so-called Spanish plum of the West Indies. The fruit of Spondias dulcis of the Pacific Islands is also frequently eaten. Other species furnish the hog plum of the West Indies. The mastic, a fragrant gum-resin of the pharmacist, is obtained from Pistacia Lentiscus of the Orient.

Eight to 12 genera are in cultivation in N. America, but with the exception of Rhus and Cotinus, mostly in the southern states, especially in southern Florida and southern California. Among these are: Anacardium (Cashew Tree); Cotinus (Smoke-bush); Cyrtocarpa, fruit edible; Mangifera (Mango); Pistacia (Pistachio Nut); Rhus (Sumach, Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Poison Elder, Poison Dogwood), 15 species; Schinus (California Pepper Tree, Peruvian Mastic); Semecarpus (Marking- nut Tree).

Eight to 12 genera are in cultivation in N. America, but with the exception of Rhus and Cotinus, mostly in the southern states, especially in southern Florida and southern California. Among these are: Anacardium (Cashew Tree); Cotinus (Smoke-bush); Cyrtocarpa, fruit edible; Mangifera (Mango); Pistacia (Pistachio Nut); Rhus (Sumach, Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Poison Elder, Poison Dogwood), 15 species; Schinus (California Pepper Tree, Peruvian Mastic); Semecarpus (Marking- nut Tree).{{SCH}}

 

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'''Anacardiaceae''' is a family of 82<ref>{{cite web | url=http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04152004-101232/  | title=Molecular Systematics of the Cashew Family (Anacardiaceae) (PhD dissertation at Louisiana State University) | author=Pell, Susan Katherine | date=[[2004-02-18]]}}</ref> genera of [[flowering plant]]s bearing fruits that are [[drupe]]s.  Some species produce the irritant [[urushiol]]. The type genus is ''Anacardium'', the [[cashew]]. Other species included in this family are  [[mango]], [[Poison-ivy (plant)|poison ivy]], [[sumac]], [[smoke tree]], and [[pistachio]]. The latter is sometimes placed in its own family, the Pistaciaceae.

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*[http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/anacardi.htm Anacardiaceae] in [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants.]

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