Cashew tree

[raghu ananth]

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.- 

efloraindia link

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

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