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 (e.g. Trinidad).
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pachira insignis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pachira aquatica
- Pseudobombax munguba
- Pseudobombax grandiflorum
- Jacaratia spinosa
- Sterculia foetida
- Pachira glabra
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Pachira
- Species
- Pachira insignis
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