パキラ豆知識
http://www.hawaiiantropicalplants.com/fruit.htmlHawaiian Tropical Plant Nursery, LLC Pachira aquatica- Family: Bombacaceae. Large tree native to Central and South America. Large blooms are fragrant at night. Large brownish pods up to foot long are filled with large seeds which are eaten roasted. Begins to bloom at about 6 ft. tall. I don't expect trees this size to set any pods until it is much larger. Palmate leaves emerge green. The trunks this species lacks the bulbous base that develops on P. glabra at a young age. However, trunks develope buttresses with age. Also, blooms tend to last longer during the day than P. glabra. Much of the material in cultivation as P. aquatica is actually P. glabra although the 2 species are easily distiguished when more than about 3 ft. tall. Pachira glabra- Family: Bombacaceae. Common Names: Saba nut, money tree. 6 inch green pods filled with edible seeds about the size of a filbert. Pods split when ripe and the seeds fall out. Large white flowers are fragrant at night; flowers drop by the middle of the next day. Small to medium tree. Trunks develop a distinctive bulbous base at an early age. Often braided or sold as a bonsai. This is often seen labeled as Pachira aquatica in the nursery trade. The 2 plants are easily distinguished. Plants that are grown outdoors a sparsely branched. For dense branching cut just above the bulge in the lower trunk. Seeds germinate immediately and will be shipped when fresh. Handle with care to avoid damage to the emerging root. Pachira insignis- Family: Bombacaceae. Large pods filled with edible nuts. Large red flowers. Large palmate leaves are a foot or more in diameter. New growth is deep red color. These 2 characteristics easily distiguish this species from P. aquatica and P. glabra. P. insignis lacks the swollen trunk base. とても貴重な実生の斑入りパキラ観葉植物 斑入りパキラ スクエア陶器鉢植え 6号 実生【インテリア/人気/お祝い/ギフト/プレゼント/開店祝い/新築祝い/誕生日祝い/結婚祝い/おしゃれ/スタイリッシュ/個性的/中型】5P13oct13_b