A huge and tall Cashew tree -Anacardium occidentale, syn. Anacardium curatellifolium
Regional- name Godambi
Kollamogru reserve forest, Kukke subramanya, Karnataka
Native : Brazil
Date/Time-24 March 2009
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Kollamogru reserve forest, Kukke subramanya, Karnataka
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Village in Malnad, Western ghats
Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Huge and tall Tree
Height/Length-Quite tall, Approx 40-50 feet height
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Pls see the picture
Inflorescence Type/ Size-
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- /Red/ - dying
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Pseudo carp / Yellow and Red, almost matured / Oval
Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-
Anacardium occidentale (Syn. Anacardium curatellifolium) | Anacardiaceae | Cashew
• Hindi: काजू Kaju • Manipuri: Kaju • Marathi: Kaju • Tamil: முந்திரி
Mundiri, Andima • Malayalam: Kasu mavu • Telugu: Munthamamidi • Kannada:
Godambi, Geru • Bengali: Hijli Badam • Konkani: Kazu • Sanskrit: Agnikrita |
in Goa-30/1/08; in the entire Konkan area of Maharashtra right now (29/2/08); on 1/4/06 near Pondicherry; Prantik, March 17,09; terrace farm in Mumbai- March'09?; | Cashew - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | Cashew - indiantreepix | Google Groups | http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/9e8a5abb3e553190 | http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Cashew.html | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashew |