Wild Cashew tree
Scientific name(s) Anacardium excelsum
Possible age 200 - 500 years
Full grown height 48m
Food source for Bats
Special feature
Ecological significance

The "Espavel" or wild cashew is a giant evergreen tree that reaches heights of up to 48m.

Fruit-eating bats pick the fruits and transport them to their feeding grounds, where they eat only the fleshy part (which, like the nut itself, is highly toxic to humans).

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