Sunday, January 15, 2017

කජු[Caju]/Cashew (Anacardium occidentale)

An introduced small tree native to tropical America. Introduced to Sri Lanka by Portuguese and now widely cultivated as a fruit tree in both wet and dry zones. Also naturalized in the dry zone. The seeds are edible and known as Cashew nuts. Flowering mainly after the wet season. 

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