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Anacardiaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon Anacardiaceae R. Brown. Common name: Cashew Family.

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A family of about 70-81 genera and about 800-875 species, trees, shrubs, lianas, and rarely herbs, of tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions. Our representatives are all classed in subfamily Anacardioideae, except Spondias and Pleiogynium (Pell et al. 2011; Pell, Mitchell, & Miller 2024).

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References: Barkley (1937); Pell et al. In Kubitzki (2011); Pell, Mitchell, & Miller (2024) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2024). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Anacardiaceae© Gary P. Fleming | Rhus typhina | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Anacardiaceae© Keith Bradley | Toxicodendron pubescens | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Anacardiaceae© Richard & Teresa Ware | Rhus aromatica var. aromatica CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
image #4 of Anacardiaceae© Bruce A. Sorrie | Rhus typhina | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Anacardiaceae© Scott Ward | Toxicodendron vernix | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Anacardiaceae© Alan M. Cressler | Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Anacardiaceae© Richard & Teresa Ware | Cotinus | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Anacardiaceae© J.W. Hardin | Cotinus coggygria
image #9 of Anacardiaceae© Alan Cressler: Cotinus obovatus, Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Jackson County, Alabama 2 by Alan Cressler | Cotinus obovatus source | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Anacardiaceae© Keith Bradley | Metopium toxiferum | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Anacardiaceae© Keith Bradley | Schinus terebinthifolia | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Anacardiaceae© J.W. Hardin | Mangifera indica | Original Image ⭷

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