Anacardium occidentale L.

[8] Anacardium occidentale L. Sp. Pl. 1: 383 [1 May 1753] (Linnaeus 1753). — Acajuba occidentalis (L.) Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 192 [Dec. 1788] (Gaertner 1788). Cassuvium pomiferum Lam., Encycl. [J. Lamarck et al.] 1 (1): 22 [2 Dec. 1783] (Lamarck 1783). Cassuvium solitarium Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 474 (Stokes 1812). Cassuvium reniforme Blanco, Fl.Filip. [F.M.Blanco]: 322 (Blanco 1837). Anacardium occidentale var. gardneri Engl., Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 4: 220 [Mar. 1883] (Engler 1883). Anacardium microcarpum Ducke, Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 202 (Ducke 1922). NOTE. — Introduced from Brazil, naturalised on the western coast of French Guiana. VERNACULAR NAMES. — Pa: mihitui • Ka: oloi • Te: akadjun • Wp: akayu • Wn: oloi • Nt: kasu, kasun • Cr: kajou • Fr: noix de cajou (fruit), pomme cajou (pseudo-fruit), pommier-cajou • Br:caju (fruit), cajueiro. HERBARIUM DATA (FG). — 22 collections at CAY. Sel. exs.: A. Le Goff 201. SIZE. — Up to 40 cm dbh (Mitchell 1997).Published as part of Molino, Jean-François, Sabatier, Daniel, Grenand, Pierre, Engel, Julien, Frame, Dawn, Delprete, Piero G., Fleury, Marie, Odonne, Guillaume, Davy, Damien, Lucas, Eve J. & Martin, Claire A., 2022, An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature, pp. 345-903 in Adansonia (3) (3) 44 (26) on page 363, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2022v44a26, http://zenodo.org/record/745877