Pachira aquatica Aubl.
| Kannada Name : | - |
| Common Name : | Guiana chestnut, Malabar chestnut |
| Family Name : | Malvaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Pachira aquatica |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Evergreen |
| Conservation Status : | Not known |
| Flowering Period : | All year |
| Fruiting Period : | All year |
| Origin : | Central and South America |
Uses
It is known as the best air-purifying plant, and it absorbs the toxic components present in the air. It purifies the air and makes home a safe place for family. With so many amazing benefits.
Description
Evergreen trees, 5-23 m tall, sometimes buttressed. Bark smooth, greyish to brownish. Leaves palmate, alternate; leaflets 5-9, oblong to obovate-oblong, abaxially ferruginous stellate tomentose, adaxially glabrous, base cuneate, apex acuminate, margin entire. Inflorescence solitary flowers. Flowers bisexual, yellowish; stamens numerous, pink-tipped white to yellowish. Fruit a capsule, subglobose, ellipsoid to oblong-ellipsoid, yellowish-brown puberulous, silky-villous inside. Seeds 4-5 angular, dark brown.
