Cyrtocarpa

Cyrtocarpa is a genus of trees in the subfamily Spondiadoideae of the cashew and sumac family Anacardiaceae. Their habitat is dry forests to open arid areas. They grow naturally in Mexico and northern South America.^[2]

Cyrtocarpa
Cyrtocarpa edulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Subfamily:	Spondiadoideae
Genus:	Cyrtocarpa Kunth[1]
Type species
Cyrtocarpa procera
Species
See text
Synonyms[1]
Dasycarya Liebm.

Species

The Plant List and Catalogue of Life recognise 5 accepted species:^[3][4]

• Cyrtocarpa caatingae J.D.Mitch. & Daly
• Cyrtocarpa edulis (Brandegee) Standl.
• Cyrtocarpa kruseana R.M.Fonseca
• Cyrtocarpa procera Kunth
• Cyrtocarpa velutinifolia (R.S.Cowan) J.D.Mitch. & Daly