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Anacardium occidentale
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Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Picture: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Picture: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Picture: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Picture: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Picture: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
Picture: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
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| Description: | Tree, rarely a shrub. Leaves spirally arranged, shortly petiolate, broadly oblong-obovate, up to 18 cm long, leathery shiny green above, paler below, reddish when young; midrib prominent below; lateral veins 9-17 pairs. Flowers in branched terminal heads, yellowish-white, tinged pale reddish. Fruit kidney-shaped, greenish yellow, hanging from a very thickened, fleshy pedicel. | |
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| Derivation of specific name: | occidentale: occidental, western | |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Oct | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical America; cultivated throughout the tropics | |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 476. (Includes a picture). Fernandes, R. & A. (1966). Anacardiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 551 - 552. Parker, T. (2023). Common Trees of Mozambique The Tree Press, Austin, Texas, USA Pages 22 - 23. (Includes a picture). Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 23. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Anacardium occidentaleAfrican Plant Database: Anacardium occidentale
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Anacardium occidentale
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Anacardium occidentale
JSTOR Plant Science: Anacardium occidentale
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Anacardium occidentale
Plants of the World Online: Anacardium occidentale
Tropicos: Anacardium occidentale
Wikipedia: Anacardium occidentale
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