Accession Data
Pachira glabra
Common Name: Guinea Peanut
Family: Malvaceae
Country of Origin: Brazil
Uses: The seeds are delicious raw, boiled, fried or roasted. The flavor is similar to peanut. Roasted seeds can also be ground to make a hot drink similar to hot chocolate. Young leaves and flowers are also edible. The seeds contain 16% protein and 40-50% fat. The attractive trees are easily grown in pots, and are cultured in bonsai form as “lucky trees” or “money trees”. The bark is used to treat stomach problems and headaches, and is taken to “fortify the blood”. 1
Accession Data
USDA Zone: 9b-11
Accession #: 201200023
Accession Date: 2012-03-29
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 1312
Quantity: 1
Source: Kartuz Greenhouses
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: eurosid II
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
SubFamily: Bombacoideae
Tribe: Adansonieae
References
- Pachira glabra at Montoso Gardens. Last accessed on Monday, March 19, 2018.
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, March 19, 2018.
- Pachira glabra at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Monday, March 19, 2018.
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