Anacardium occidentale

TaxID: 171929

Basic Information

Anacardium occidentale

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Cashew is the common name of a tropical evergreen tree Anacardium occidentale, in the family Anacardiaceae. It is the source of the cashew nut and the cashew apple. The tree can grow as tall as 14 meters (46 feet). Cashews are native to tropical South America. Portuguese explorers encountered them in the 16th century and spread them to India and other tropical regions of the world. The dwarf cultivars, growing up to 6 m (20 ft), are the most profitable, maturing sooner and producing greater yields. In 2023, 3.9 million tons of cashew nuts were harvested globally, led by the Ivory Coast and India. The nut shell and raw seed are toxic, but the nut is edible once shelled and roasted or steamed. Treated cashews are eaten on their own as a snack, used in recipes, or processed into cashew cheese or cashew butter. The cashew apple, an accessory fruit, is a light reddish to yellow fruit, the pulp and juice of which can be processed into a sweet, astringent fruit drink or fermented and distilled into liquor. Additionally, derivatives from the shell are used in products such as varnishes, lubricant, and paints.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Sapindales

Anacardiaceae

Anacardium

Anacardium occidentale

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Quarantine Status (1 records)

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Country Status Year Added
French Polynesia Present —

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Genomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_026122585.1 Scaffold 356 203 420 -

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR12560509 leaf - - 25254467 Brazil
SRR12560508 leaf - - 23674326 Brazil
SRR12560507 leaf - - 24204523 Brazil

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