The drupe develops first on the tree, and then the pedicel expands into the cashew apple. The true fruit of the cashew tree is a kidney or boxing-glove shaped drupe that grows at the end of the cashew apple. ![]() The pulp of the cashew apple is very juicy, but the skin is fragile, making it unsuitable for transport. It is edible, and has a strong "sweet" smell and a sweet taste. Called the cashew apple, better known in Central America as "maranon", it ripens into a yellow and/or red structure about 5 to 11 cm long. What appears to be the fruit is an oval or pear-shaped structure that develops from the pedicel and the receptacle of the cashew flower. The fruit of the cashew tree is an accessory fruit (sometimes called a pseudocarp or false fruit). The flowers are produced in a panicle or corymb up to 26 cm long, each flower small, pale green at first then turning reddish, with five slender, acute petals 7 to 15 mm long. The leaves are spirally arranged, leathery textured, elliptic to obovate, 4 to 22 cm long and 2 to 15 cm broad, with a smooth margin. The tree is small and evergreen, growing to 10 to 12m (32 ft) tall, with a short, often irregularly shaped trunk. It is now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples. ![]() Its English name derives from the Portuguese name for the fruit of the cashew tree, caju, which in turn derives from the indigenous Tupi name, acaju. The cashew is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae. Here is some detailed information on the cashew tree. Cashew Scientific Name: Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Cashew Trees, Facts and Info on the Cashew Tree
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