Wild Chestnut
Pachira insignis
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal
How to identify Wild Chestnut
Identify Wild Chestnut by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Long showy stamens.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Bombacaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Wild Chestnut.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pachira insignis
- Genus
- Pachira
- Family
- Bombacaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded“Each of the five yellow petals is up to 35 cm (14 in) in length by up to 5 cm (2.0 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Wild Chestnut itself; the rest are typical of the Bombacaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Wild Chestnut
Wild Chestnut (Pachira insignis) is a tree in the Bombacaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and West Bengal.
Bombacaceae
Bombax Or Kapok Family
Wild Chestnut belongs to the Bombacaceae family.
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