The Cashew family.
Buchanania latifolia, Roxb. India (Deccan): fruit eaten. Ref. WATT.
Lannea acida, A. Rich. Nigeria (Kano State, northern): young leaves, fruit, gum eaten. Vernacular names - Hausa: Faru. Ref. MORTIMORE
Mangifera indica, Blume; L.; Thw.; Wall. India (Madras Presidency): fruit eaten; seed made into meal; (Garhwal Himalayas): seeds powdered [sic]. Nigeria (Kano State, northern): fruit and gum eaten. Vernacular names - Tamil: Mankai. Telugu: Mamedi chettu. Hausa: Mangwara. Ref. GUPTA, MORTIMORE, SHORTT, WATT.
Rhus cotinus, L. (syn. Cotinus coggygria, Scop.) China: shoots eaten. India (Garhwal Himalayas): ripe fruit eaten. Chemical composition: volatile oils in the leaves contain pinene and camphene. Vernacular names: Hungarian Fustic, Common Smoke Tree. Ref. GUPTA, READ, UPHOF.
Rhus mysurensis, Heyne ex Wight. & Arn. India (Bombay Presidency): leaves and fruits eaten. Fruits eaten after cooking or roasting on an iron pan; (Rajasthan, western ): fruit usually eaten raw. Vernacular names - Bombay Presidency, Ahmednagar district, Rahuri: Ambonia, Ambaoni. Sholapur district: Amoni. Rajasthan (western): Dansri, Dansar. Ref. GAMMIE; GUPTA & KANODIA, SHANKARNARAYAN & SAXENA.
Rhus parviflora, Roxb. India (Garhwal Himalayas): fruit eaten raw. Ref. GUPTA.
Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst. Nigeria (Kano State, northern): fruit, kernels (leaves?) eaten. Vernacular names - Hausa: Daniya/Danya. Kanuri: Kuma. Ref. MORTIMORE.
Sclerocarya caffra, Sond. Zululand (Ubombo district): fruit used as a base for beer. Natal: pulp of fruit eaten. Vernacular names: Caffir, Morvola nut. Ref. HELY-HUTCHINSON, UPHOF.
Semecarpus anacardium, L.; Blanco; Blume. India (Deccan): green fruit eaten; (Garhwal Himalayas): the cup of the ripe fruit roasted and eaten. Ref. GUPTA, WATT.
Spondias acuminata, Rox. India (Deccan): green fruit eaten. Ref. WATT.
Spondias mangifera, Willd. India (Madras Presidency): leaves eaten as greens; fruit cooked into curries, and pickled. Vernacular names - Tamil: Mirrey manga. Telugu: Ambra, Amra jouru, Mamedi. Ref. SHORTT, WATT.
Spondias tuberosa, Arruda in Koster. Brasil (northeast): roots, in the form of aqueous bulbs, eaten. Chemical composition (sap expressed from bulbs rendered 50% of the pulp): pH = 6.8. Glucose = 0.66%. Ascorbic acid = 13.2mg%. Thiamine = 30mcg%. Riboflavin: negative. Moisture = 93.3%. Protein = 0.45%. Starch = trace. Minerals = 0.96%. Fiber (crude) = 5.29%. Ash = CaO = 13.5% (0.130% in pulp). Fe2O3 = 0.13% (0.0013% in pulp). Attention is called to the relatively large amount of ascorbic acid in the sap. Ref. DE CASTRO.