Pachira aquatica

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Since 4 Aug 2013

Pachira aquatica Aubl.
Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 726 (-729; tt. 291-292). 1775 [Jun-Dec 1775]
Family: BOMBACACEAE

Pachira aquatica Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Pali o Waipio, Maui, Hawaii (USA). November 08, 2012.

Synonyms:

Pachira aquatica Aubl.

Bombax aquaticum (Aubl.) K.Schum.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Pachira aquatica Aubl.
Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 726 (-729; tt. 291-292). 1775 [Jun-Dec 1775]
Synonymy: 16

Pachira aquatica Aubl.

Bombax aquaticum (Aubl.) K.Schum.

Pachira aquatica var. manausensis A.Robyns
Pachira aquatica var. occidentalis Cuatrec.
Pachira aquatica var. surinamensis Decne.
Pachira carolinea Dum.Cours.
Pachira grandiflora Tussac

Carolinea grandiflora (Tussac) Spach

Pachira longifolia Hook.
Pachira macrocarpa (Schltdl. & Cham.) Walp.

Carolinea macrocarpa Schltdl. & Cham.

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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Malabar chestnut, Guiana chestnut, Guyana chestnut, Saba nut, Provision bark (Belize), Provision tree (Belize Panama), Wild chesnut (Guyana), Wild cocoa (Guyana), Guianachestnut pachira, Money tree, Money plant
CANTONESE (粵語): 發財樹
CHINESE (中文): 馬拉巴栗 (Mǎlābā lì), 發財樹 (fācái shù), 马拉巴栗
DUTCH (Nederlands): Watercacao
FINNISH (Suomi): Kastanjasutipuu, Sutipuu
FRENCH (Français): Cacaoyer-rivière, Châtaignier de la Guyane, Noisetier de la Guyane, Pachirier aquatique, Pachira aquatique (Guadeloupe), Arbre aux plumes de héron (Guadeloupe), Cacao sauvage (Guadeloupe); Cacaoyer sauvage, Châtaignier, Châtaignier de Cayenne, Châtaignier marron, Colorade (Haiti), Pachira, Pachirier à cinq feuilles, Noix de Malabar, Arbre à monnaie
GERMAN (Deutsch): Reiherfederbaum, Wilder Kakaobaum, Glückskastanie
HAITIAN CREOLE (Kreyòl ayisyen): Kolorad
ITALIAN (Italiano): Noce del Malabar, Castagna del Malabar, Noce della Guyana, Castagna della Guyana
MAYA: Kuy-ché
NAHUATL (Nāhuatl): axiloxochitl
PERSIAN (فارسی): درخت پول
POLISH ( Polski): Pachira wodna
PORTUGUESE (Português): Castanheiro de Guiana, Castanheiro do Maranhão, Mamorana, Mungaba, Castanheira da água, Monguba, Macau selvagem, Castanhola, Carolina, Paineira-de-cuba
QUECHUA (Runasimi / Qhichwa simi): Putucse
RUSSIAN (Русский): Паxира водная
SPANISH (Español): Apombo (Mexico), Zapote bobo (Mexico), Zapote de agua (Mexico), Pumpunjuche (Costa Rica Guatemala and Belize), Sunzapote (Guatemala and Belize), Zapotón (Guatemala Colombia and Belize), Chila blanca (Salvador), Jelinjoche (Costa Rica), Quirihillo (Costa Rica), Cacao de playa (Nicaragua), Cacao de monte (Colombia), Ceibo de agua (Colombia), Ceibo de arroyo (Colombia), Zapotolongo (Colombia), Castaño de agua (Venezuela), Palo de boya tetón (Venezuela), Castaño (Venezuela), Tsine (Venezuela), Sapotolón (Ecuador), Bellaco (Peru), Cabecetigre (Colombia), Cabeza de tigre (Costa Rica Dominican Republic Venezuela), Caspi (Peru), Castaña del chocó (Colombia), Castaño de mono (Venezuela), Ceiba de agua (Puerto Rico Colombia), Chorapa pulo (Ecuador), Huimba (Peru), Jomo (Venezuela), Jomo atacayo (Venezuela), Nuez de Brazil (Colombia), Nuez del Brazil (Colombia), Pachira (Dominican Republic), Palo de agua (Mexico), Pitón (Mexico), Poponjoche (Nicaragua), Quirihuillo (Costa Rica), Salero ceibo (Colombia), Santo domingo (Belize), Sapote longo (Panama), Sapotolongo (Ecuador), Tetón (Venezuela), Zapote longo (Panama), Zapoton (Belize), Amida (Venezuela), Apompo (Mexico), Cacao cimarrón (Costa Rica Dominican Republic Venezuela), Cacao cimmaron (Nicaragua), Cacao de agua (Venezuela), Clavellina blanca (Mexico), Coco de agua (Colombia), Palo de boya (Venezuela), Punga (Peru), Pupunjuche (Honduras), Quiriguillo (Costa Rica), Salero (Colombia), Sapote bobo (Belize), Sapotolon (Ecuador), Shila blanca (El Salvador), Tura (Mexico), Zapote bobo (Belize Venezuela), Colorado (Dominican Republic), Cacaquillo (Venezuela), Carolina (Costa Rica), Sabanut (Colombia Costa Rica), La malparia pachira
THAI (ภาษาไทย): ศุภโชค

Flower and leaves at Kula Botanical Garden, Maui, Hawaii (USA). March 07, 2011. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

Leaves trunk and bark at Pali o Waipio, Maui, Hawaii (USA). November 08, 2012. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

Fruit at Sun Yat Sen Park Keokea, Maui, Hawaii (USA). August 30, 2007. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

Fruit in half with seeds at Haiku, Maui, Hawaii (USA). December 20, 2009. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

Seeds at Haiku, Maui, Hawaii (USA). December 20, 2009. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

Canopy at Sun Yat Sen Park Keokea, Maui, Hawaii (USA). August 30, 2007. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

Pachira aquatica Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano

Braided stems at Home Depot Nursery Kahului, Maui, Hawaii (USA). January 17, 2008. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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