Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Sapindales

Anacardiaceae - Mango family

Fernandes, R. & A. (1966) Anacardiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2)

Description of the family

Trees, shrubs or suffrutices; dioecious, monoecious or polygamous, sometimes producing latex. Stipules 0. Leaves mostly compound, sometimes simple (Lannea p.p., Ozoroa, Mangifera), usually alternate, rarely opposite or whorled. Flowers actinomorphic or rarely zygomorphic, (3)4-5-merous. Inflorescences of axillary or terminal panicles. Stamens inserted around (or sometimes on) a disk. Ovary superior, 1-6-locular; loculi with 1 ovule. Fruit a drupe.

Worldwide: 70 genera and 875 species, tropical, subtropical, Mediterranean and temperate North America.

Zimbabwe: 6 genera and 37 taxa.

Searsia longipes var. longipes

Links to genera:     View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

GenusContent
Lannea A.Rich.Description, Image
Mangifera L.Description, Image
Ozoroa DelileDescription, Image
Sclerocarya Hochst.Description, Image
Searsia F.A. BarkleyDescription, Image
Trichoscypha Hook. f.Description

Other sources of information about Anacardiaceae:

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Flora of Botswana: Anacardiaceae
Flora of Burundi: Anacardiaceae
Flora of Caprivi: Anacardiaceae
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Flora of Malawi: Anacardiaceae
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Anacardiaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Anacardiaceae
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Anacardiaceae
Flora of Rwanda: Anacardiaceae
Flora of Zambia: Anacardiaceae
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Anacardiaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Anacardiaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Anacardiaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Anacardiaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Anacardiaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Anacardiaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Anacardiaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Anacardiaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Anacardiaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Anacardiaceae
Wikipedia: Anacardiaceae
Plants of the World Online: Anacardiaceae
Tropicos: Anacardiaceae



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Family page: Anacardiaceae.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=10, retrieved 11 December 2024

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