Pachira glabra
French Peanut, Luckytree
Other regional names: Moneytree
- Moneytree
Also known as: Bombacopsis glabra (Pasq.) A.Robyns +8 more
- Bombacopsis glabra (Pasq.) A.Robyns
- Bombax anisophyllum Buxb.
- Bombax columellatum Buxb.
- Bombax glabrum (Pasq.) A.Robyns
- Bombax kimuenzae De Wild. & T.Durand
- Bombax oleagineum (Decne) A.Robyns
- Bombax oleaginum (Decne.) A.Robyns
- Pachira oleagina Decne.
- Pochota glabra (Pasq.) Bullock
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Malvaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Pachira glabra (commonly known as French-peanut or Luckytree) is a tree within the Malvaceae family. It naturally occurs in South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Brazil South, Brazil Southeast
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Benin, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe