Anacardiaceae

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale L.

Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Anacardium

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
DogsNot sure
KidsNot sure

Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) — FlowerPhoto: Arthur de Jesús Chavarría Pérez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (113)

aeb: أكاجو
Afrikaans: Kasjoeneut
Arabic: كاجو, البلاذر الأمريكي, الكاجو, الكازو, الكاشو, جوز الكاشيو, حب بلاذر, كاشو
Armenian: Հնդկական ընկույզ
arz: كاچو kajo, Kaju
Asturian: Anacardiu
azb: برزیل فیستیغی
Azerbaijani: Keşyu
ban: Jambu Mente
Bangla: কাজু বাদাম
Basque: Anakardo
Belarusian: Кеш’ю
Bhojpuri: काजू
bik: Kasoy
Bulgarian: Кашу
Burmese: သီဟိုဠ်သရက်ပင်, သီဟိုစေ့
Cantonese: 腰果
Catalan: Anacard
Cebuano: Kasoy, Cashew, Cashews, Kasuy
Chinese: 腰果, 槚如树, 櫝如实, 都成子, 鸡腰果, 介壽果, 槚如果, 樹花生
Croatian: Indijski orah
Czech: Ledvinovník západní, Strom kešu, Strom kešú
dag: Antirinya
Danish: Cashew
Divehi: ކަޖޫނަޓް
Dutch: Cashew, Acajouboom, Akaĵuarbo, Cashew-appel, Cashewappel, Cashewboom, Olifantsluisboom
English: Cashew, Anacardium, Cashew tree
Esperanto: Akaĵuo, Akaĵuarbo
Estonian: Lääneanakard, Akažuu, Akažuuõun, Akažuuõunad, India nakrapuu, Kašupähklid, Kašuõun, Kašuõunad
Filipino: Kasoy, Cashew, Cashew nut, Kasuy
Finnish: Munuaispuu, Cashew, Cashew-pähkinä, Cashewpuu, Cashewpähkinä
fon: Kajǔtin
French: Anacardier, Acajou à pommes
frr: Cashew
Galician: Anacardio, Anacardo
Georgian: Აკაჟუ
German: Cashew
Greek: Κάσιους, Ανακάρδιον το δυτικόν
Guarani: Akaju
guc: Ko'ujiirü
Gujarati: કાજુ
Haitian Creole: Pye pom kajou
Hebrew: קשיו
Hindi: काजू
hsb: Zapadny anakardijum
Hungarian: Kesu, Akazsu, Kesudió
Igbo: Cashew
Indonesian: Jambu mete, Jambu mede, Jambu monyet, Kacang mede, Kacang mete, Mede, Mete
Irish: Caisiú, Crann caisiú
Italian: Anacardi
Japanese: カシュー, カシューナッツ, カシューナットノキ, カシューノキ, マガタマノキ
Javanese: Jambu ménté, Jambu mente, Jambu mété
Kannada: ಗೋಡಂಬಿ
Kazakh: Кешью жаңғағы
koi: Кешью
Korean: 캐슈, 캐슈너트, 캐슈넛
ks: کاجوٗ
Kurdish: Fistiqa kajû
kv: Кешью
lah: کاجو
Latin: Cassuvium
Latvian: Rietumu anakardija, Indijas rieksti, Indijas riekstkoks, Kešju, Kešju koks, Kešju rieksti, Kešjukoks, Kešjurieksti
lbe: Кешью
Lingala: Líbótu
Lithuanian: Vakarinis anakardis, Anakardžiai, Anakardžių riešutai
Macedonian: Индиски орев
mad: Jhâmbhu munyit, Bhu munyit
Malagasy: Kasy, Abiba, Abibo, Fangaganga Koroso, Habiba, Koroso, Mabiba, Mahabiba
Malay: Pokok Gajus, Gajus, Pokok Bunga Kesasar, Pokok Jambu Golok, Pokok Jambu Monyet, Pokok Jambu Terung, Pokok Janggus, Pokok Ketereh
Malayalam: കശുമാവ്, Cashew, കപ്പൽമാവ്, പറങ്കിമാവ്, പറങ്കിമൂച്ചി
Marathi: काजू, का़जु
mrj: Кешью
mwl: Caju
Nepali: काजु
Norwegian Bokmål: Kasjutre, Cashew, Cashew-nøtt, Cashew-nøtter, Cashew-tre, Cashewnøtt, Cashewnøtter, Kasjunøtt
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kasjutre
nv: Neeshchʼííłgai
Odia: କାଜୁ, ଲଙ୍କାଆମ୍ବ, ସତ୍ୟାମ୍ବ
pam: Balubad
pap: Kashu
Persian: بادام هندی
Polish: Nanercz zachodni, Cajú, Nerkowiec, Nerkowiec zachodni, Orzech cashew, Orzech nanerczowy
Portuguese: Cajueiro, Caju, Acajuíba, Caju comum, Caju manso, Caju-comum, Caju-manso, Cajueiro-comum
Punjabi: ਕਾਜੂ
Quechua: Marañun sach'a, Akashu, Kashu
Romanian: Caju
Russian: Кешью, Акажу дерево, Акажу-гумми, Анакардиум западный, Кажу, Кэшью, Орех кешью
Sanskrit: भल्लातकः, अश्वत्थः, भल्लातकम्
sat: ᱵᱤᱞᱟ.ᱛᱤ ᱥᱷᱚᱥᱷᱚ
Serbian: Индијски орах
shn: မၢၵ်ႇမူင်ႈသီႇႁူဝ်ႇ
Sindhi: کاڄا
Sinhala: කජු
Slovak: Obličkovec západný
Slovenian: Indijski orešek
Spanish: Anacardo, Merey, A. occidentale, Acaju, Acajú, Caju, Cajú, Cashew
Sundanese: Jambu monyét
Swahili: Korosho
Swedish: Cashew, Acajou, Acajouträd, Cashewnöt, Cashewnötter, Kasju, Kasjunöt
Tamil: முந்திரி, கசுக்கொட்டை, கயூ, முந்திரிப்பருப்பு
tcy: ಗೋಂಕು
Telugu: జీడిపప్పు
Thai: มะม่วงหิมพานต์, กาหยี, กาหยู, ม่วงเม็ดล่อ, ม่วงเล็ดล่อ, หัวครก, เมล็ดมะม่วงหิมพานต์, เม็ดมะม่วงหิมพานต์
Tsonga: Nkaju
Turkish: Kaju, Hint fıstığı, Kaju fistigi, Kaju fıstığı
udm: Кешью
Ukrainian: Кеш'ю, Кешью
Urdu: کاجو
Uzbek: Keshyu yongʻogʻi
Vietnamese: Đào lộn hột, Cây điều, Điều
Wolof: Darkase
wuu: 腰果
xmf: Აკაჟუ

Synonyms

Acajuba occidentalis Gaertn.
Anacardium curatellifolium A.St.-Hil.
Anacardium kuhlmannianum Machado
Anacardium microcarpum Ducke
Anacardium occidentale var. americanum Jacq.
Anacardium occidentale var. gardneri Engl.
Anacardium othonianum Rizzini
Anacardium rondonianum Machado
Anacardium subcordatum C.Presl
Cassuvium pomiferum Lam.
Cassuvium reniforme Blanco
Cassuvium solitarium Stokes

Flowers

In flower: all year (from 189 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Arthur de Jesús Chavarría Pérez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Marcello Mastroianni Albuquerque Araújo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: M. Whitson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Abhishek Jacob, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ericson Cernawsky Igual, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jaishankar Narayanan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Brian Oakes Haiti Hunter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark22, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.