Anacardiaceae

A family of some 70 genera and 600 species of shrubs, trees and climbers, mostly from tropical and sub-tropical regions.  It contains a number of plants of economic importance, notably the Mango, Pistachio and Cashew Nut.  [FNSW].  Represented in the Hortus by a number of ornamental species, including at least 2 with economic potential as sources of resin.

Plants in this Family

1. Cotinus coggygria Scop.
2. Pistacia lentiscus L.
3. Pistacia terebinthus L.
4. Rhus coriaria L.
5. Rhus lucida L.
6. Rhus typhina L
7. Rhus verniciflua Stokes
8. Schinus molle L.
9. Schinus polygama (Cav.) Cabrera
10. Schinus polygama (Cav.) Cabrera var. dentata
11. Schinus polygama (Cav.) Cabrera var. longifolia Fenzl. ex Engl.
12. Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi