Scientific Name: Anacardium
occidentale L.
Family: Anacardiaceae
Synonym: Acajuba occidentalis (L.)
Gaert.
Vernacular name: Kappamavu, Kasumavu,
Parangimavu
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Cultivated
Distribution: Tropics
of the World
Flowering and Fruiting: November-April
Key
identification features: Gregarious evergreen
trees; bark pale grey, smooth with vertical striations. Leaves simple,
alternate, estipulate. Flowers polygamous, yellow, streaked with pink,
in terminal prominently bracteate panicles with 5 petals.
Stamens 8- 10, one usually longer than others. Fruit reniform nut.
Tribal Consumers: Adiya
Uses: Its medicinal properties address inflammation and infections.
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