Malabar chestnut not edible and not suitable for human consumption, despite the nut being eaten or used in medicine.
Pachira aquatica is a tropical wetland tree in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to Central and South America where it grows in swamps.
It is known by its common names Malabar chestnut, French peanut, Guiana chestnut, Provision tree, Saba nut,
Monguba (Brazil), Pumpo (Guatemala) and is commercially sold under the names Money tree and Money plant.
This tree is sometimes sold with a braided trunk and is commonly grown as a houseplant,
although more commonly what is sold as Pachira aquatica houseplant
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 name money tree is believed to refer to a story of its origin, in which a poor man prayed for money, found this odd plant, took it home as an omen,
and made money selling plants grown from its seed.
The presence of cyclopropenoid fatty acids, CPFAs in the nuts has been used to state that
the nuts are not edible and not suitable for human consumption, despite the nut being eaten
or used in medicine. At least one review indicates that CPFAs are carcinogenic, co-carcinogenic,
and have medical and other effects on animals according to this review, CPFA in food is
dangerous to human health. Out of 6 rats tested in a study of P. aquatica,
5 died after consuming the nuts. The surviving rat had enlarged organs including the stomach, liver,
pancreas, kidneys, lungs and also had spleen atrophy. Research on the health effects of eating the nuts on humans
is currently lacking, but we can find some studies regarding nutritional
facts and food utilization as well
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Cost & Courier Service
- Cost will vary and depending on plant size and type of courier service(express or premium) you choose, parcel type and source and destination.
- If you are in big city finding courier service provider is easy and lot of option you will find, but in small city option are few. Normaly private couriers will expect
the customers to come their office and collect parcels. But IndiaPost sends the article to doorstep of the customers.
( If article weighing more than 5 Kg delivery charges are being collected separately while booking itself).
If customer was not available in the location, Postmen tries to deliver the article/parcel next day also.
If next day also customer is not available, they will service a notice to attend the Post Office and collect the article.
Standard Business Methods
- We kindly request you to submit your order using this site.Once you submit your requirments at the Agropack website, our staff will perform a completeness check based on current avilable stock and forward final quote to your whatsapp number with in next couple of hours.
- Will forward actual photos of plants before and after packing to concerned whatsapp number
- Delivery on every monday to avoid parcel delays
- Images are for reference purposes only. The actual product may vary in shape or appearance based on climate, age, height, etc. Despite our best efforts, there might be changes in the actual product. Also, note that some of the plants are delicate and few leaves are broken in transit. We do not consider these as damages.
Dos & Don’ts After Receiving the Plant
- Re-pot the plant immediately after receiving
- Make sure you know the plants is fragile duing shipping leafs maybe get damage but don't worry the plants fast grow they put out new leafs in a week
- Keep the plant in indirect sunlight for 3 to 7 days.
- Always check the soil moisture and keep the plant hydrated all time. Do not over water it.
