Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Sapindales

Anacardiaceae - Mango family

Fernandes, R. & A. (1966) Anacardiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2)

Description of the family

Trees, shrubs or suffrutices; dioecious, monoecious or polygamous, sometimes producing latex. Stipules 0. Leaves mostly compound, sometimes simple (Lannea p.p., Ozoroa, Mangifera), usually alternate, rarely opposite or whorled. Flowers actinomorphic or rarely zygomorphic, (3)4-5-merous. Inflorescences of axillary or terminal panicles. Stamens inserted around (or sometimes on) a disk. Ovary superior, 1-6-locular; loculi with 1 ovule. Fruit a drupe.

Worldwide: 70 genera and 875 species, tropical, subtropical, Mediterranean and temperate North America.

Mozambique: 2 cultivated genera and 2 cultivated taxa.

Anacardium occidentale

Links to cultivated genera:     View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

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Anacardium L.Description, Image
Mangifera L.Description

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Flora of Botswana: Anacardiaceae
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Flora of Mozambique: Anacardiaceae
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Anacardiaceae
Flora of Rwanda: Anacardiaceae
Flora of Zambia: Anacardiaceae
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Anacardiaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Anacardiaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Anacardiaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Anacardiaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Anacardiaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Anacardiaceae
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Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Anacardiaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Anacardiaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Anacardiaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Anacardiaceae
Wikipedia: Anacardiaceae
Plants of the World Online: Anacardiaceae
Tropicos: Anacardiaceae



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Cultivated plants: Family page: Anacardiaceae.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/cult/family.php?family_id=10, retrieved 5 October 2024

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