3-3 Anacardiaceae, cashew family

Marian C. Munro; Ruth E. Newell; Nicholas M. Hill

Authors

Marian C. Munro Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS
Ruth E. Newell E. C. Smith Herbarium, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Nicholas M. Hill Fernhill Institute, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Keywords:

staghorn sumac, poison sumac, poison ivy, contact dermatitis, cashew family

Abstract

Mostly tropical, the family includes nearly 600 species; four species are native to Nova Scotia. Leaflets are pinnately or palmately compound. Typical are small, regular flowers, five-merous and usually unisexual. Petals are distinct and alternating with the stamens. Fruits are single-seeded drupes. Resin-ducts are present and well-developed, the latex often irritating. Photographs by Sean Blaney, Martin Thomas, Alain Belliveau and Martin Thomas.

Author Biographies

Marian C. Munro, Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS

Curator of Botany (NSPM)

Ruth E. Newell, E. C. Smith Herbarium, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Curator of the E. C. Smith Herbarium (ACAD)

Nicholas M. Hill, Fernhill Institute, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Director; Adjunct Professor