Anacardiaceae

Anacardiaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes cashews, mangoes, pistachios, sumacs, and poison ivy. Many species produce resinous or irritating compounds.

Sapindales: An order of flowering plants that includes Anacardiaceae, Rutaceae, and Sapindaceae. Anacardiaceae is one of Sapindales’ constituent families.
Cashew: A tropical tree cultivated for its edible seed and swollen fruit stalk. It is a commercially important crop in Anacardiaceae.
Sapindaceae: A flowering-plant family that includes maples, lychees, and horse chestnuts. It is another family within Sapindales and a close taxonomic neighbor.
Allergic contact dermatitis: An itchy skin inflammation caused by an immune response to a substance contacting the skin. Urushiol from several family members is a common cause.
Flowering plant: A plant that produces flowers and encloses its seeds within fruits. Anacardiaceae belongs to this large plant group.
Mango: A tropical fruit tree native to South Asia, cultivated for its fleshy fruit. It is one of the family’s best-known food crops.
Rutaceae: A flowering-plant family that includes citrus trees and rue. It shares the order Sapindales with Anacardiaceae.
Cashew allergy: An immune reaction to proteins in cashew nuts that can range from mild to life-threatening. Cashew’s value as food comes with a distinct risk separate from urushiol irritation.
Drupe: A fruit with a fleshy outer region and a hard inner layer surrounding a seed. Many family members, including mango and cashew, bear fruits commonly described as drupes.
Pistachio: A small tree cultivated for its edible seeds, native to parts of western and central Asia. Its seeds are a major food product from Anacardiaceae.

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