Cashew Nut, Jagus, Gandaria, Gajus, Jambu Gajus, Jambu Bongkok

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Description

Evergreen tree to 12 m tall with low spreading crown and stout crooked trunk. Leaves 7-18 cm long, obovate with blunt to rounded apex. Flowers c. 1.2 cm across, greenish tinged pink with red stripes. Fruits c. 3 cm long, kidney shaped seated on swollen fleshy yellow or red stalk (hypocarp).

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Ecology

Widely cultivated for its fruits and nuts on sandy soil near coast, often naturalised.

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Distribution

NE Brazil.

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Uses

Fruits are edible, although not much consumed. The nuts are widely harvested and eaten.