{{About|the species of tree|the surname|Curatella (surname)}} {{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}} {{Speciesbox | image = Lixeira do cerrado de Mato Grosso.JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = ''Curatella americana'' in the Cerrado of Brazil. | display_parents = | genus = Curatella | parent_authority = L. 1759 | species = americana | authority = L. 1759 | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Ball, J. |author2=Canteiro, C. |date=2021 |title=''Curatella americana'' |volume=2021 |article-number=e.T158456855A158506793 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T158456855A158506793.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref> | synonyms = * ''Curatella cambaiba'' <small>A.St.-Hil. 1825</small> * ''Curatella glabra'' <small>Spruce ex Benth. 1861</small> * ''Curatella grisebachiana'' <small>Eichler 1863</small> | synonyms_ref = <ref name = kew>[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2748841 "''Curatella americana''". ''The Plant List''. Accessed 1 March 2021]</ref> }}
'''''Curatella americana''''', commonly known as the '''wild cashew tree''',<ref name="A-M et al.">{{Cite journal|last1=Alexandre-Moreira|first1=Magna Suzana|last2=Piuvezam|first2=Marcia Regina|last3=Araújo|first3=C.C.|last4=Thomas|first4=G.|date=November 1999|title=Studies on the anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of ''Curatella americana'' L.|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230865735|journal=Journal of Ethnopharmacology|volume=67|issue=2|pages=171–177|doi=10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00009-4|pmid=10619381|via=ResearchGate}}</ref> '''sambaı́ba''',<ref name="A-M et al." /> and the '''sandpaper tree''',<ref name="useful" /> is a species of tree in the family Dilleniaceae. It is the sole accepted species in genus '''''Curatella'''''.<ref name = kew/>
==Description== ''Curatella americana'' is a semi-deciduous tree with a dense, rounded crown. It typically grows {{Convert|6 to 10|meters|feet}} tall. The trunk is short, thick, and usually crooked, up to {{Convert|40–50|cm|in|sp=us}} in diameter.<ref name = useful>"''Curatella americana''". ''Useful Tropical Plants''. Accessed 1 March 2021. [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Curatella+americana]</ref>
==Range== ''Curatella americana'' ranges through the tropical Americas, including northern South America (Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, and the Guyanas), Central America from Panama to Mexico, and the western Caribbean.<ref name = useful/>
==Habitat== ''Curatella americana'' is generally found in savanna and dry forest habitats. In Guatemala, it is found on dry open or brushy hillsides below {{Convert|1,200|meters|feet}} elevation, or growing among pines.<ref name = useful/>
==Human uses== Parts of the plant, including its edible fruits and seeds, are a local source of food, traditional medicines, and other commodities. It is generally harvested from the wild, although it is sometimes planted for its fruits and seeds. It is widely grown as an ornamental plant in Central America.<ref name = useful/>
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==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|Curatella}} * {{Wikispecies-inline|Curatella americana|''Curatella americana''}}
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Category:Dilleniaceae Category:Monotypic eudicot genera