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Anacardiaceae

Anacardiaceae
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Lynda Pritchett-Kozak
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CANOTIA 3(2)
PLANT: Shrubs, small trees, or vines, with resinous or milky sap, sometimes poisonous. LEAVES: alternate, simple, trifoliolate or pinnately compound, estipulate. INFLORESCENCE: terminal and/or axillary, bracteate, spikes, racemes, panicles, or thyrses. FLOWERS: actinomorphic, small, perfect or unisexual, with a ring-shaped nectary disc; sepals five, connate below; petals five, distinct; stamens as many as or twice as many as the petals; ovary hypogynous, unilocular, solitary; styles one to three. FRUIT: a drupe NOTES: Ca. 77 genera, 600 spp., mainly tropical and subtropical, with some temperate, such as ours. The Anacardiaceae contains members that are important sources of tannins and lacquers, have edible fruits (e.g., mango - Mangifera, cashews - Anacardium, and pistachio - Pistacia), or are used as ornamentals (e.g., sumacs - Rhus and smoke tree - Cotinus). REFERENCES: John L. Anderson, 2006, Vascular Plants of Arizona: Anacardiaceae. CANOTIA 3 (2): 13-22.
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Abrahamia delphinensis
Media resource of Abrahamia delphinensis
Abrahamia ditimena
Media resource of Abrahamia ditimena
Abrahamia elongata
Media resource of Abrahamia elongata
Abrahamia nitida
Media resource of Abrahamia nitida
Abrahamia thouvenotii
Media resource of Abrahamia thouvenotii
Abrahamia viguieri
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Actinocheita filicina
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Actinocheita potentillifolia
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Allospondias lakonensis
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Amphipterygium adstringens
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Amphipterygium amplifolium
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Amphipterygium glaucum
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Amphipterygium molle
Media resource of Amphipterygium molle
Amphipterygium simplicifolium
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Anacardium corymbosum
Media resource of Anacardium corymbosum
Anacardium curatellifolium
Media resource of Anacardium curatellifolium
Anacardium excelsum
Media resource of Anacardium excelsum
Anacardium fruticosum
Media resource of Anacardium fruticosum
Anacardium giganteum
Media resource of Anacardium giganteum
Anacardium humile
Media resource of Anacardium humile
Anacardium microsepalum
Media resource of Anacardium microsepalum
Anacardium nanum
Media resource of Anacardium nanum
Anacardium occidentale
Media resource of Anacardium occidentale
Anacardium parvifolium
Media resource of Anacardium parvifolium
Anacardium spruceanum
Media resource of Anacardium spruceanum
Androtium astylum
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Antrocaryon amazonicum
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Antrocaryon klaineanum
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Antrocaryon micraster
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Antrocaryon nannanii
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Antrocaryon schorkopfii
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Astronium balansae
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Astronium fraxinifolium
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Astronium graveolens
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Astronium lecointei
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Astronium mirandae
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Astronium urundeuva
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Attilaea abalak
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Baronia perrieri
Media resource of Baronia perrieri
Baronia taratana
Media resource of Baronia taratana
Baronia thouarsii
Media resource of Baronia thouarsii
Blepharocarya involucrigera
Media resource of Blepharocarya involucrigera
Bonetiella anomala
Media resource of Bonetiella anomala
Bouea macrophylla
Media resource of Bouea macrophylla
Buchanania amboinensis
Media resource of Buchanania amboinensis
Buchanania arborescens
Media resource of Buchanania arborescens
Buchanania attenuata
Media resource of Buchanania attenuata
Buchanania glabra
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not available
Buchanania insignis
Media resource of Buchanania insignis
Buchanania latifolia
Media resource of Buchanania latifolia
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