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Pachira aquatica

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Pachira aquatica is a species of tropical wetland tree in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to Central and South America where it grows in swamps. It is known by its common names Malabar chestnut, French peanut, Guiana chestnut, provision tree, Saba nut, Monguba (Brazil), Pumpo (Guatemala) and Jelinjoche and is commercially sold under the names money tree and money plant. This tree is sometimes sold with a braided trunk and is commonly grown as a houseplant, although more commonly what is sold as a "Pachira aquatica" houseplant is in fact a similar species, Pachira glabra.

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Family
Malvaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Pachira aquatica
Slug
pachira-aquatica
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Pachira
Species
aquatica
Wikidata QID
Q310500
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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