Genus · Malvaceae
Pachira
2 species tracked in Horta’s catalog, and the named cultivars growers keep. Walk down to a species for its full care record, or into a cultivar for its traits and provenance.
Species in this genus
The ones growers meet most — each links to its own page.
Pachira aquatica
Guiana Chestnut
Pachira aquatica is a tropical tree from wetland and riverbank habitats across Central and South America, where its swollen trunk base stores water. Indoors it wants warmth and bright indirect light, not harsh direct sun. Despite its riverside origins it rots if left sitting wet in a pot, so water only when the top inch or two of mix has dried, then water thoroughly and let excess drain.
Pachira glabra
French-peanut
Pachira glabra is a tree from the seasonally moist forests of southern and southeastern Brazil, with a swollen trunk base that stores water and makes it prone to rot if kept wet. Give it a bright spot out of harsh direct sun, and let the top inch or two of mix dry before watering again. Err toward letting it run dry rather than staying soggy.
About the genus
A genus-level overview — shared traits, history, the botany that ties these plants together — is on its way. For now, the species and cultivars above and below carry the genus.
Kept true by its growers
Pachira keeps evolving — species move, cultivars appear, IDs get corrected. If you can place an unplaced plant or add a species we’re missing, the whole genus gets truer.
Overview derived from 2 tracked species · the contribute flow arrives with the next slice.