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Pachira is a plant genus, commonly called Guiana chestnut, a tree, and with a upright growth habit. Its native range is Tropical wetlands of South America. No public specimens of Pachira are catalogued on collecto.rs yet — adding the first one earns it a permanent home in the public catalog. Reference care guidance for Pachira suggests partial sun light, medium watering, tropical temperatures, and high humidity; collector consensus will refine this as more public specimens are added. Drill into a specific species in the Pachira genus below, or browse who's growing it.
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Pachira is a plant genus. Commonly known as Guiana chestnut, a tree, and with a upright growth habit. Native to Tropical wetlands of South America. No public specimens are tracked on collecto.rs yet — be the first to add yours.
Reference care guidance for Pachira: partial sun light, medium watering, tropical temperatures, and high humidity. Collectors on collecto.rs will refine this as more public specimens are added.
No public collectors on collecto.rs currently track Pachira — adding yours would make you the first.
Pachira is also known as Pachira aquatica, Carolinea princeps, Carolinea grandiflora, Carolinea macrocarpa, and Pachira aquatica var. manausensis.
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