Anacardium humile A.St.-hil.

It is a small shrub. It grows 1-2 m high. It has a woody base. It is sometimes only 30-90 cm high and loses some of its leaves during droughts. The leaves are leathery and 10-30 cm long. The flowers have a scent. They are white but turn pink. The flowers contain both sexes. It produces a fruit (nut) very similar to the cashew. It has a swollen fruit like a cashew where the stalk becomes large and fleshy. It is smaller and more acid.

A tropical plant. It grows best in drier tropical climates. It grows in the savannas in Brazil.

The fleshy fruit stalks are eaten fresh. They are also used for jam. They are also made into juice and wine. The nut is roasted and eaten.

Plants are grown from seed.