''Antrocaryon'' is a

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of flowering plants in the cashew family,

Anacardiaceae The Anacardiaceae, commonly known as the cashew family or sumac family, are a family of flowering plants, including about 83 genera with about 860 known species. Members of the Anacardiaceae bear fruits that are drupes and in some cases produce ...

. The genus is disjunct between Tropical West Africa to

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(4 species) and northern Brazil (1 species).

Taxonomy

Species

Species include:''Antrocaryon''.
The Plant List. *'' Antrocaryon amazonicum'' (Ducke) B.L.Burtt & A.W.Hill *'' Antrocaryon klaineanum'' Pierre *'' Antrocaryon micraster'' A.Chev. & Guillaumin *'' Antrocaryon nannanii'' De Wild. *'' Antrocaryon schorkopfii'' Engl.

References

Anacardiaceae Anacardiaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Anacardiaceae-stub