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Anacardiaceae

Anacardiaceae
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Robert Sivinski
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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.
Species within inventory project: Arizona Flora
Cotinus coggygria
Media resource of Cotinus coggygria
Mangifera indica
Media resource of Mangifera indica
Pistacia atlantica
Media resource of Pistacia atlantica
Pistacia chinensis
Media resource of Pistacia chinensis
Pistacia integerrima
Media resource of Pistacia integerrima
Pistacia lentiscus
Media resource of Pistacia lentiscus
Pistacia terebinthus
Media resource of Pistacia terebinthus
Pistacia texana
Media resource of Pistacia texana
Pistacia vera
Media resource of Pistacia vera
Rhus aromatica
Media resource of Rhus aromatica
Rhus glabra
Media resource of Rhus glabra
Rhus glaucescens
Media
not available
Rhus kearneyi
Media resource of Rhus kearneyi
Rhus lancea
Media resource of Rhus lancea
Rhus lanceolata
Media resource of Rhus lanceolata
Rhus microphylla
Media resource of Rhus microphylla
Rhus ovata
Media resource of Rhus ovata
Rhus terebinthifolia
Media resource of Rhus terebinthifolia
Rhus trilobata
Media resource of Rhus trilobata
Rhus virens
Media resource of Rhus virens
Schinus molle
Media resource of Schinus molle
Schinus polygamus
Media resource of Schinus polygamus
Schinus terebinthifolia
Media resource of Schinus terebinthifolia
Schinus terebinthifolius
Media resource of Schinus terebinthifolius
Searsia ciliata
Media resource of Searsia ciliata
Searsia dregeana
Media resource of Searsia dregeana
Searsia lancea
Media resource of Searsia lancea
Searsia leptodictya
Media resource of Searsia leptodictya
Toxicodendron radicans
Media resource of Toxicodendron radicans
Toxicodendron rydbergii
Media resource of Toxicodendron rydbergii
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