Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
Cupaniopsis anacardioides
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Dandaro, Harare
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| Common names: | Beach tamarind (English) Carrotwood (English) Green-leaved tamarind (English) Tuckeroo (English) |
| Description: | Small tree. Leaves 1-pinnate with 5-11 alternate or sub-opposite leaflets, leaflets 5-7.5 × 3 cm, obovate, notched at the apex. Sepals 5, unequal. Petals 5, free, c. 3 mm long. Capsule 15-30 mm long, shortly hairy. Aril orange-red completely enclosing the seed. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | anacardioides: with leaflets resembling the leaves of the Cashew nut, Anacardium occidentale. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | New Guinea and Australia. |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cupaniopsis anacardioidesAfrican Plant Database: Cupaniopsis anacardioides
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cupaniopsis anacardioides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cupaniopsis anacardioides
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cupaniopsis anacardioides
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iNaturalist: Cupaniopsis anacardioides
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cupaniopsis anacardioides
JSTOR Plant Science: Cupaniopsis anacardioides
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cupaniopsis anacardioides
Plants of the World Online: Cupaniopsis anacardioides
Tropicos: Cupaniopsis anacardioides
Wikipedia: Cupaniopsis anacardioides