Botanically speaking, what is a fruit, what is a nut, and where does the bounty of the cashew tree fall?
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For buffs of nature's genetic rarities, a stop at the Cajueiro de Pirangi, the Pirangi Cashew Tree, is a must.
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Kasuyan is its first name of this place, during the Spanish period, because of the presence of many cashew trees on the area.
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The village and surroundings are full with palm trees, banana plants, cashew trees, castanholas, sugar canes, guajiru and mango trees.
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But beauty flourishes in the surroundings : Cashew trees ring the lake, and guava, mango and breadfruit trees have found a way to survive.
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In fact, the largest cashew tree in the world is located near the coast in the neighborhood of Pirangi, south of the city center.
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Cashew feni is made from the fermentation of the fruit of the cashew tree, while coconut feni is made from the sap of toddy palms.
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Coconut palms are abundant along the coastline of Western India and Goa, whereas the cashew tree was an exotic species brought by the Portuguese to India.
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Q . I've been told the cashew tree produces an apple that is technically not a fruit and a nut that is technically not a nut.
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This tree has a circumference of 500 metres and occupies an area of 7, 300 m? making it 70 times the size of average cashew trees.
