Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae image
ASU Fruit & Seed Collection
  • VPAP
  • Resources
CANOTIA 3(2)
PLANT: Shrubs, small trees, or vines, with resinous or milky sap, sometimes poisonous. LEAVES: alternate, simple, trifoliolate or pinnately compound, estipulate. INFLORESCENCE: terminal and/or axillary, bracteate, spikes, racemes, panicles, or thyrses. FLOWERS: actinomorphic, small, perfect or unisexual, with a ring-shaped nectary disc; sepals five, connate below; petals five, distinct; stamens as many as or twice as many as the petals; ovary hypogynous, unilocular, solitary; styles one to three. FRUIT: a drupe NOTES: Ca. 77 genera, 600 spp., mainly tropical and subtropical, with some temperate, such as ours. The Anacardiaceae contains members that are important sources of tannins and lacquers, have edible fruits (e.g., mango - Mangifera, cashews - Anacardium, and pistachio - Pistacia), or are used as ornamentals (e.g., sumacs - Rhus and smoke tree - Cotinus). REFERENCES: John L. Anderson, 2006, Vascular Plants of Arizona: Anacardiaceae. CANOTIA 3 (2): 13-22.
Species within checklist: Arizona
Rhus aromatica
Image of Rhus aromatica
Rhus glabra
Image of Rhus glabra
Rhus kearneyi
Image of Rhus kearneyi
Rhus lancea
Image of Rhus lancea
Rhus lanceolata
Image of Rhus lanceolata
Rhus microphylla
Image of Rhus microphylla
Rhus ovata
Image of Rhus ovata
Rhus trilobata
Image of Rhus trilobata
Rhus virens
Image of Rhus virens
Toxicodendron radicans
Image of Toxicodendron radicans
Toxicodendron rydbergii
Image of Toxicodendron rydbergii