Pachira insignis (Sw.) Sw. ex Savigny
Pachira insignis (Sw.) Sw. ex Savigny
Pachira insignis (Sw.) Sw. ex Savigny. Pachira insignis is a tree belonging to the Baobab Subfamily (Bombacoideae) of the Mallow Family (Malvaceae) and native to the tropics of South America and nearby islands . Its English common names include "wild chestnut" and "wild breadnut". It is best known for its very large flowers; the widest borne by any tree; up to 70 cm (28 in) diameter. Each of the five yellow petals is up to 35 cm (14 in) in length by up to 5 cm (2.0 in) wide. The stamens are united in the lower third, divided into five subgroups in the middle third and become up to one thousand discrete stamens in the upper third.
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Native range
Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

