What is anacardium?
Anacardium is a tropical family of trees and plants originally from America. The most famous representative of this genus is a. Occidentale , the cashew tree, a plant grown commercially for its seeds. The cashews could also be found in nature after their native Brazil and sometimes grown by individual gardeners who are interested in maintaining a cashew of a tree or a small booth. Nursery in regions with a hospitable climate can carry seedlings or order them if customers ask for them. Types anacardium differ in high height and depending on the species. They all adapted to live in a warm, humid and humid tropics. They tend to prefer a rich, well -drained soil that has worked with sufficient organic material to mimic the conditions found in tropical forests. Some prefer a partial shadow and filtered sunlight, while other species may be designed in full sun.
as with some other members of the cashew family, Anacardium produce proteins that are known to be irritating and toxins. Contact with the sap can cause skin irritation and some people experience violent allergic reactions to the sap and fruit of these trees. In some cases, these allergies may endanger life. People with allergies to cashew do not necessarily have to be allergic to other tree nuts, because the involved proteins are different.
In the case of a cashew tree, the plant produces a large, hanging drove. Each Drupe contains a single seed that must be neutralized or steamed before use must be baked or steamed. In addition to seed, a large, fleshy pendant is known as cashew cache. The monastery apples are consumed in some regions of the world and are considered a by -product of commercial trade in cashew.
Lidings in the zones of the Ministry of Agriculture in the US (USDA) nine to 11 can cultivate the cashew trees. For anacardium It will be necessary to be full of the sun and it is also necessary to plant a tree in an area with a room for growth, because the tree canopy can echo quite far as the tree matures. Individuals with a history of allergic reactions to Sumac poisoning may want to skip the cultivation of these flowering plants because the involved irritation is the same. It is also important to keep children and pets outside the colorful, attractive and toxic anacardium Drupes.