Anacardium occidentale (Cashew) is a species of tree in the family Anacardiaceae. They are native to Sergipe, Distrito Federal, Acre (Brazil), Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Bahia, Rio Grande Do Norte, Pernambuco, Roraima, Rio De Janeiro, Caatinga, GoiáS, Cerrado, Espirito Santo, Pampa, Mata Atlântica, Tocantins, SãO Paulo, Maranhao, Pantanal, Amazônia, ParaíBa, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Alagoas, Pará, Piauí, Ceará, and Amapá. They have drupes. Flowers are visited by Trigona spinipes and Honey bee.