Anacardiaceae: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	cashew family • poison ivy family • mango family • Julianiaceae • huachalata family • sumac family

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Clusters of unripe mango fruit (Mangifera indica) hanging from branches surrounded by green leaves on a mango tree.

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sumac Mangifera Schinus Semecarpus Cotinus Anacardium quebracho Pistacia Mango Cashew Burseraceae Sapindaceae Rutaceae Meliaceae Simaroubaceae

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