Botanical record
Anacardium occidentale
Anacardium occidentale is recorded under 5 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, Hausa, ijn and Igbo.
- Accepted botanical name
- Anacardium occidentale
- Names as published
- Anacardium occidentale L.
- Common English
- Cashew nut
- Parts reported
- bark, twigs, leaves, leaf and fruit
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 5421368 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Anacardium occidentale
Sanko uses this survey for its published name mapping and reported plant parts only. The subject the survey investigated is not a therapeutic claim about this plant.
| Local name | Language | Where recorded | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaju | Yoruba | Alimosho, Badagry, Eti-Osa, Ijebu and Imota, Lagos State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Survey of Local Flora Used for Medicinal Purposes among Indigenous People in Five Areas in Lagos State, Nigeria — Supplementary Table S1, row 15 |
| Kaju | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 17 |
| Kanju | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 17 |
| Kasiu | ijn | all local government areas of Rivers State, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethno medicinal survey of plants used by the indigenes of Rivers State of Nigeria — Table 1, row 4 |
| Sas-hu | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 17 |