ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE L. - CASHEW APPLE.
Common name: cashew apple, marañon, cajueiro, pomme cujou, jambu mete, jambu terong.
Family: anacardiaceae.
A bushy, low branched tropical tree growing up to no more than 30' high.
The leaves are oblong - oval.
Cajueiro has yellow - pink flowers.
The fruit is a so called psuedo fruit (or "false fruit") since the true fruit is the cashew nut: that is first developed.
The receptacle becomes fleshy and plump.
It has a waxy yellow, red or orange skin.
It is juicy, acid to subacid.
In India, this juice is distilled into liquer (feni).
Medicinal applications: the receptacle is used against sore throat.
Anacardol and anacardic acid (oils from this plant) have activity against Walker carsinosarcoma.
A decoction of the bark is used against severe cases of diarrhea.
Hardiness:USDA zone 10 - 11.
Propagation: seeds.
Culture: full sun, grown well on poor soils, p.H.: 4.3 - 8.7.
Does not tolerate frost; so plant in frost free areas.
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