Mallow family: kapok, cacao & okra
Provision tree
Pachira aquatica Aubl.
Names
| English | Provision tree |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Watercacao |
| Spanish | Zapote de agua |
| Chinese | 瓜栗 |
| Scientific name | Pachira aquatica Aubl. |
About this species
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 (Costa Rica) 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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Pachira aquatica, llamada popularmente castaño de Guayana, es una especie arbórea de la familia Bombaceae. Es nativa del norte de Sudamérica y América Central.
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马拉巴栗（学名：Pachira aquatica，英语：Malabar chestnut），又名发财树、招财树、钱树、美国花生、光瓜栗、瓜栗，属锦葵科瓜栗属的一种植物。中文名称由Malabar chestnut音译而来，一般认为Pachira这个属名取自圭亚那语; 种小名aquatica的意思是「水中的」。马拉巴栗原产于中美洲及南美洲。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Malvales |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Genus | Pachira |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Commewijne3
- Para3
- Sipaliwini3
- Saramacca2
- Marowijne1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
Records by month
All years combined.
