Pachira glabra, Bombax glabrum

The large and showy flowers are perfect and terminal, with a long peduncle. The petals and numerous stamens are white. Fruits are much smaller than in P. aqautica, and elongated rather than round. The allegedly edible seeds are only about 1 inch long. Grow in full sun for best flower production. Used for making braided Money Tree bonsai.

In some sources Pachira aquatica is indicated as synonim of Pachira glabra.

Similar plants:

• Pachira aquatica (Malabar Chesnut, Guiana Chestnut, Provision Tree, Money Tree )
• Bombax ceiba, Salmalia malabarica, Bombax malabaricum (Kapok tree, Silk Cotton Tree)
• Bombax costatum, Bombax andrieui (Red-Flowered Silk Cotton Tree)
• Pseudobombax ellipticum, Bombax ellipticum (Shaving Brush Tree)