| Anacardium giganteum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Anacardium |
| Species: | A. giganteum |
| Binomial name | |
| Anacardium giganteum Hancock ex Engl. | |
Anacardium giganteum, also known as cajui, of the family Anacardiaceae are the trees that are huge, round and mostly straight, and occur usually in the upland rainforest and sometimes appear in the high flood plains that holds the soil, resistant to water-log. The fruit is edible and very sweet. Other names: Javillo, Cornonzuelo, Espave. The wood is used for temporary moulding on construction works. It is of low quality with coarse fibers. It bends and split when drying out. So it is used just after sawing. This wood contains silica, so it needs special saws to cut because it wears the metal very soon and for the same reason it is resistant to boring insects. It can be used as rootstock for other cashew varieties. [1] [2]
