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Anacardiaceae

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Anacardiaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genera

Anacardiaceae is a family of plants bearing drupes, some of which produce the irritant urushiol. The type genus is the cashew. Other plants in this family are the mango, poison ivy, and the pistachio, which is sometimes placed in its own family Pistaciaceae.