1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Tropical regions
Floodplains, Not Available, Shores of rivers or lakes
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H2
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
610.00 cm7.60 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
610.00 cm10.20 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Green, Yellow green, Light Green
White, Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Elliptic to oblong
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water when soil is dry
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds
Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Gastric, Kidney Stone
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Nutrients, Stomach aliments, Treatment of ulcers, Weight loss
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds, Stem
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Used As Food, Used in making beverages
Added to salads, Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Tropical
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ANACARDIUM occidentale
VALERIANELLA locusta
7.2 Common Name
Acajou, Cashew
Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel
7.2.1 In Hindi
काजू के पेड़
Lamb's Lettuce
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
árbol de anacardo
Miramores
7.2.5 In Greek
δέντρο κάσιους
Μαρούλι αρνιού
7.2.6 In Portuguese
cajueiro
Alface-de-cordeiro
7.2.7 In Polish
drzewo nerkowca
Roszpunka
7.2.8 In Latin
cashew ligno
Lactuca agni
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Anacardiaceae
Valerianaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Valerianeae
8.9 Subfamily
Anacardium occidentale, Mangifera indica 'Champagne', Pachycormus discolor, Pistacia chinensis
Valerianoideae
8.10 Number of Species