Schinus molle L. (aguaribay, aroeira-falsa, "molle", family Anacardiaceae), a native of South America, produces an active antibacterial essential oil extracted from the leaves and fruits. This work reports a complete study of its chemical composition and determines the antibacterial activity of Schinus molle L. essential oil and its main components. The results showed that the crude extract ess...

Lecanodiaspis dendrobii Douglas, 1892 (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Lecanodiaspididae) and the associated parasitoid Cephaleta sp. (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) are reported for the first time in Brazil. Specimens of this scale insect were collected on branches and stems of Acacia mangium Willd., Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit (Fabaceae), Morus nigra L. (Moraceae), Citrus reticulata Blanco (Rutacea...

The essential oil composition of Rhus cotinus L. (syn. Cotinus coggygria Scop.; Family: Anacardiaceae), was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The in vitro antioxidant activity was assessed by β-carotene bleaching test, reducing power, DPPH radical scavenging and inhibition of lipid peroxidation methods. A total of 30 compounds were identified with the dominance of monoterpenes (65.9%) viz. β-Pinene, ca...

Larvae of Oliera argentinana, Brèthes 1916 (Lepidoptera: Cecidosidae) were rediscovered inducing spindle-shaped galls enclosed within swollen stems of Schinus (Anacardiaceae) in central Argentina and Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. Male, female, immature stages, and plant galls of O. argentinana are redescribed, using optical and scanning electron microscopy. The genus Olie...

Microsatellite markers were transferred from the cashew, Anarcadium occidentale, to Anacardium humile (Anacardiaceae), a Neotropical shrub from the Brazilian savanna, that produces an edible nut and pseudo-fruit. We tested 14 microsatellite primers from A. occidentale on A. humile. Polymorphism of each microsatellite locus was analyzed based on 58 individuals from three populations. Twelve loci...

The cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale L.) belongs to the family Anacardiaceae. It is a native plant of Brazil. The fruit consists of a cashew nut (the true fruit) and a cashew apple (pseudofruit). The cashew nut is the most important product of the cashew tree; whereas the cashew apple has increased in value [1]. Many procedures have been industrialized for transforming the cashew apple into ...

Mastic gum is a viscous light-green liquid obtained from the bark of Pistacia lentiscus var. chia. which belongs to the Anacardiaceae family. The gum has been fractionated to investigate the antimicrobial activity of the whole gum and its fractions against various strains of Helicobacter pylori. The polymeric gum fraction was separated from the essential oil and the resin (trunk exudates withou...

The plant Spondias pinnata (Linn. f.) Kurz belonging to Anacardiaceae family, is used as a medicinal agent in Bangladesh. In the present investigation, attempt was undertaken to study the antibacterial potency and cytotoxic activity of 80% ethanol extract of its fruit. The antibacterial activity was performed by the disc diffusion method and cytotoxicity was observed by brine shrimp lethality b...

Dicranoses capsulifex Kieffer and Jörgensen (Lepidoptera: Cecidosidae) is a gall inducing moth associated with Schinus fasciculatus (Griseb.) (Anacardiaceae), with a known distribution restricted to Argentina. It undergoes a one year life cycle (univoltine), with leaf-like galls, and adult with only a half day life span. Male, female, pupa, and gall are redescribed, and the genitalia of both se...

This paper records the plants used in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis (L(V)b) among the rural population of a cocoa-producing coastal area of Bahia state, Brazil. An enquiry conducted among a hundred patients identified 49 plants species used to treat skin ulceration caused by this Leishmania species. The principal plants used are caju-branco (A...