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Pachira aquatica, Aubl. (P. grandiflora, Tussac). A small tree: lvs. 5-7 (9) -foliolate; lfts. subsessile, obovate to elliptic-lanceolate, glabrous, 4-12 in. long: fls. 8 1/2-14 in. long; calyx tubulose-truncate, often warty at the base; petals laciniate, more or less deeply
pinkish or purplish; staminal tube long, the red or scarlet filaments about as long as the petals: caps. 7-15 in. long, 3-5 in. diam. Trop. Amer., including W. Indies. G.C. III. 40:308.—P. aquatica varies considerably according to the nature of the soil in which it grows and to its environment, and it is not unlikely that most so-called species described in horticultural reviews should be considered as simple varieties of the same. This species is the best known in the genus and its area of distribution is very extensive; its cult, in hothouses has been often attempted and it has lately been intro. in Fla. under the name of P. insignis. P. stenapelala, in Gt. 9:302, is probably a
cult, form of P. aquatica.
P. alba, Walp., is evidently a Bombax. B.M. 4508. Generally speaking, there is a great confusion as to the identification of the several species, most of which are not represented even in the larger herbaria.—P. minor, Hemsl., known to us only by a poorly executed plate in B. M. 1412, may be a variety of P. aquatica.
H. PITTIER.
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| name = ''Pachira aquatica''
| name = ''Pachira aquatica''
| common_names = Malabar Chestnut, Guiana Chestnut, Guyana Chestnut, Provision tree, Saba Nut
| common_names = Malabar Chestnut, Guiana Chestnut, Guyana Chestnut, Provision tree, Saba Nut