Pachira aquatica Aubl.

Guiana-Chestnut / Álkakaó

About

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.

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. (English fallback)

Common Names

  • Guiana-Chestnut
  • Hazo Be
  • Malabar Chestnut, French Peanut, Guiana Chestnut, Provision Tree, Saba Nut
  • Malabar-Chestnut

Native Distribution

Mexico Brazil Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Cuba France Guyana Suriname Venezuela Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Peru
Detailed Regions

Northern America Mexico Mexico Central | Northern America | Mexico | Mexico Central | Mexico Gulf | Mexico Northwest | Mexico Southeast | Mexico Southwest | Southern America Brazil Brazil North | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil North | Parí | Brazil Northeast | Maranh | Central America Belize | Central America | Belize | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Guatemala | Honduras | Nicaragua | Panamá | Northern South America French Guiana | Northern South America | French Guiana | Guyana | Suriname | Venezuela | Western South America Bolivia | Western South America | Bolivia | Colombia | Ecuador | Peru

Data confidence: high

Synonyms

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  • Bombax aquaticum (Aubl.) K.Schum.
  • Bombax macrocarpum (Cham. & Schltdl.) K.Schum.
  • Bombax macrocarpum (Schltdl. & Cham.) K.Schum.
  • Bombax rigidifolium Ducke
  • Carolinea grandiflora (Tussac) Spach
  • Carolinea macrocarpa Cham. & Schltdl.
  • Carolinea macrocarpa Schltdl. & Cham.
  • Carolinea princeps L.f.
  • Carolinea princeps L.fil.
  • Pachira aquatica Aubl.
  • Pachira aquatica var. aquatica
  • Pachira aquatica var. occidentalis Cuatrec.
  • Pachira aquatica var. surinamensis Decne.
  • Pachira carolinea Dum.Cours.
  • Pachira grandiflora Tussac
  • Pachira longiflora Hook.
  • Pachira longifolia Hook.
  • Pachira macrocarpa (Cham. & Schltdl.) Walp.
  • Pachira macrocarpa (Schltdl. & Cham.) Walp.
  • Pachira pustulifera Pittier
  • Pachira villosula Pittier
  • Pachira villulosa Pittier
  • Sophia carolina L.
  • Sophora carolina L.