Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

provision tree

Pachira aquatica

Spanish: Zapote de agua

provision tree (Pachira aquatica)
Photographed by tyler_hoar on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC-ND

Pachira aquatica is a tropical wetland tree of the mallow family Malvaceae, native to Central and South America where it grows in swamps. It is known by the common names Malabar chestnut, French peanut, Guiana chestnut, provision tree, saba nut, monguba (Brazil), pumpo (Guatemala) and is commercially sold under the names money tree and money plant. This tree is sometimes sold with a braided trunk and is commonly grown as a houseplant, although more commonly what... Most often recorded in Jan, Mar, Apr.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
Local records3 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records7,013 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2020 – 2025
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “provision tree (Pachira aquatica) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/pachira-aquatica/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.