About Wild Chestnut
Pachira insignis is a tree belonging to the Baobab Subfamily (Bombacoideae) of the Mallow Family (Malvaceae) and native to the tropics of South America and nearby islands (e.g. Trinidad). Its English common names include "wild chestnut" and "wild breadnut". It is best known for its very large flowers; the widest (along with the closely related Pachira aquatica) borne by any tree; up to 70 cm (28 in) diameter. Each of the five yellow petals is up to 35 cm (14 in) in length by up to 5 cm (2.0 in) wide. The stamens are united in the lower third, divided into five subgroups in the middle third and become up to one thousand discrete stamens in the upper third.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pachira insignis
- Genus
- Pachira
- Family
- BOMBACACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
Bombacaceae
Bombax Or Kapok Family
Wild Chestnut belongs to the Bombacaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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