Anacardiaceae FAMILY
Anacardium spruceanum
Anacardium spruceanum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—
Requires a shady position when young, but tolerates increasing light levels as it grows larger[1].
Propagation
Seed - prior to sowing it requires soaking in water for 48 hours, changing the water every 8 hours, in order to remove germination inhibitors. Sow the treated seeds in individual containers in a partially shaded position. Germination can take 20 - 30 days[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Anacardium+spruceanum>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. — Lorenzi. H. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. · 2009 · ISBN 85-86714-34-4 ↩︎Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
- [2]Red Book of Crop Wild Relatives in Bolivia — Mora A. Et al · VMABCC-BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL; Bolivia · 2009 · http://www.cropwildrelatives.org/fileadmin/www.cropwildrelatives.org/documents/Red%20Book%20of%20CWR%20of%20BOL_eng.pdf ↩︎Basic information on a number of less well-known crops in Bolivia.
- [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎