Anacardium humile A.St.-Hil. is a plant in the Anacardiaceae family, order Sapindales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Anacardium humile A.St.-Hil.

Anacardium humile A.St.-Hil.

Anacardium humile is a medicinal, insecticidal shrub found in Brazil’s Pantanal and Cerrado.

Family
Genus
Anacardium
Order
Sapindales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Anacardium humile A.St.-Hil.

Anacardium humile A.St.-Hil. is a plant species belonging to the genus Anacardium in the family Anacardiaceae. This shrub species is notable for having both medicinal and insecticidal properties. It is commonly found growing in the Brazilian Pantanal and Cerrado regions. Its common names are monkey nut, dwarf cashew nut, cajui, cajuzinho-do-cerrado, and caju-do-campo.

Photo: (c) Maria José e Pedro Costa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Maria José e Pedro Costa · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Sapindales Anacardiaceae Anacardium

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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