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Cashew / Kasoy-Anacardium occidentale |
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Written by Bonsai King
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Wednesday, 16 December 2009 10:18 |
Local Name:
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Cashew, Kasoy, Balubad, Marañon, kasul, balogo, ulabad, jambu mede, jambu monyet,caju
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Scientific Name:
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Anacardium occidentale, Acajuba occidentalis Gaertn.
Cassuvium pomiferum Lam.
Cassuvium reniforme
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Family:
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Anacardiaceae
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Habitat
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| The kasoy is native to Brazil, but now grown widely in the tropics for its edible nuts and the resinous oil contained in the shells. |
Propagation
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By seeds and cuttings of vegetative branches. propagation include the layering (air-layering, ground layering), budding, grafting (veneer grafting, side grafting, whip grafting, cleft grafting, tip grafting)
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Comments
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| The kasoy tree is a medium-sized, spreading evergreen tree growing upto 10-12 meters tall with small and crooked trunk. Leaves are simple, smooth, alternate, ovate or obovate, spirally arranged, 10-20 cm long, 7-12 cm wide, with rounded, emarginate apex. The flowers are small and crowded at the tip of the branches, yellowish. The fruit (nut) is ash-colored, kidney-shaped and about 2 cm long. The torus is fleshy, juicy, yellowish, 5-7 cm long. |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 14 March 2010 15:30 |