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Pachira glabra (syn. Bombacopsis glabra) [1] [2] is a tropical wetland tree in the mallow family, Malvaceae, native to eastern Brazil, where it grows along waterways.It is generally known by the nonscientific names Guinea peanut, [3] [2] French peanut, [2] Saba nut, [4] money tree, [2] and lucky tree. [2]
“Money trees are not low-light-tolerant plants, and, at times, plant parents make the mistake of placing these plants too far from a window,” says Paris Lalicata, a plant expert at The Sill.
A modern 'money tree' observed in Yunnan, China, 1 December 2015. They are made from bronze and green-glazed earthenware. Money trees are decorated with scenes of paradise containing magical creatures and immortals including the sun bird, the moon toad, the deer who finds the main ingredient for the elixir of immortality, and the clever monkey who steals the elixir.
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 (), Pumpo and Jelinjoche and is commercially sold under the names Money tree and Money plant.
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Lunaria, also referred to as "money plant", because the seedpods resemble a large coin; Pachira aquatica, commercially sold under the name "money tree", also known as Malabar chestnut, Guiana chestnut, provision tree, or saba nut; Pilea peperomioides, also known as "Chinese money tree" Theobroma cacao, because its beans were used as currency