腰果族 yao guo zu

Trees or rarely shrubs, bisexual, polygamous or dioecious. Leaves simple; leaf blade margin entire to slightly serrate. Flowers with 1 or 2 whorls of stamens, equal or unequal in size. Ovary composed of 4-6 free carpels, each with a short style or composed of a single carpel, with an eccentric to lateral style.

About eight genera and 120 species: mainly in tropical Asia, also in tropical Africa, America, and Australia; three genera (one introduced) and ten species (two endemic, two introduced) in China.

Lower Taxa

• Anacardium Linnaeus
• Buchanania Sprengel
• Mangifera Linnaeus