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Pachira
Legacy Name: Pachira


The Riftborn Cadogre
Owner: Avadasha

Age: 12 years, 3 months, 2 weeks

Born: January 15th, 2012

Adopted: 7 years, 2 months, 1 week ago

Adopted: February 21st, 2017

Statistics


  • Level: 24
     
  • Strength: 48
     
  • Defense: 43
     
  • Speed: 46
     
  • Health: 49
     
  • HP: 49/49
     
  • Intelligence: 34
     
  • Books Read: 33
  • Food Eaten: 0
  • Job: Statue Polisher


Hello to all,

I am Pachira, as in Pachira Aquatica a tropical wetland tree from the scientific family of Malvaceae. Pachira are native to central and South America where it grows in swamps. Pachira is known by the common names Malabar, Chestnut, French Peanut, Guiana Chestnut, Provision Tree, Saba Nut, Monguba, and Pumpo.

Pachira can grow up to 18 m (59.1 ft) in height in the wild. It has shiny green palmate leaves with lanceolate leaflets and smooth green bark. Its showy flowers have long, narrow petals that open like a banana peel to reveal hairlike yellowish orange stamens. The tree is cultivated for its edible nuts, which grow in a large, woody pod. The nuts are light brown, striped with white. They are said to taste like peanuts, and can be eaten raw, cooked, or ground into flour to make bread. The leaves and flowers are also edible.

The tree grows well as a tropical ornamental in moist, frost-free areas, and can be started from seed or cutting. It is a durable plant and adapts well to different conditions. The Pachira needs plenty of sunlight, though it is important that the plant be gradually introduced to direct sunlight in summer months, as the leaves are susceptible to sunburn.

The genus name is derived from a language spoken in Guyana. The species name is Latin for "aquatic". It is classified in the subfamily Bombacoideae of the family Malvaceae. Previously it was assigned to Bombacaceae.

The tree had long been popular as an ornamental in Japan. In 1986, a Taiwanese truck driver first cultivated five small trees in a single flowerpot with their trunks braided. The popularity of these ornamentals took off in Japan and later much of the rest of East Asia. They are symbolically associated with good financial fortune and are typically seen in businesses, sometimes with red ribbons or other auspicious ornamentation attached. However, much of what is in cultivation sold as Pachira aquatica is, in actuality, a similar species, P. glabra, which develops a thick base at a younger age and has a smaller growth habit, less showy flowers, and a 6" green seed pod rather than 12" brown seed pod.

Thank you for visiting and I hope you learned something

~Pachira <3

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