The Cajueiro, also known as a cashew or Anacardium occidentale, is native to Brazil and certain areas of South and Central America. It usually grows in tropical forests and occasionally grassy areas. The tree grows up to 15 meters high (about 60 ft) and has a thick trunk with branches that encase and wind around the tree and that often reach the ground. On the lower branches, pink and yellow flowers grow on spikes and the fruit …
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…marketing because the oil around the nut is highly toxic (the whole tree is related to the poison sumac) and has been found to cause health problems like dermatitis or people react to it as an allergen. In most places other than the rainforest areas, the cashew is just eaten as a food, but in places like South America, the drinking "cashew juice" is as common there as drinking orange juice in the United States.