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Pachira aquatica
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| Pachira aquatica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Pachira |
| Species: | P. aquatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachira aquatica Aubl. | |
| Synonyms | |
| Carolinea macrocarpa Bombax macrocarpum Pachira macrocarpa |
Pachira aquatica is a 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 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, P. glabra.[1]
The genus name is derived from a language spoken in Guyana.[2] The species name is Latin for “aquatic”. It is classified in the subfamily Bombacoideae of the family Malvaceae. Previously it was assigned to Bombacaceae.[3][4] The name “money tree” is believed to refer to a story of its origin, in which a poor man prayed for money, found this “odd” plant, took it home as an omen, and made money selling plants grown from its seeds.[5]
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