Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Spanish: Marañón

Cashew is the common name of a tropical evergreen tree Anacardium occidentale, in the family Anacardiaceae. It is the source of the cashew nut and the cashew apple. The tree can grow as tall as 14 meters. Most often recorded in May, Mar, Apr, Jun.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Sapindales › Anacardiaceae

Local records4 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records6,285 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2019 – 2025

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2025-05-03 — observation by alexmunday
2024-03-23 — observation by symbiiotica
2020-04-25 — observation by filibertorumbo
2019-06-27 — observation by javaro

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Cite as: “cashew (Anacardium occidentale) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/anacardium-occidentale/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.