Light melon chestnut (scientific name: Pachira glabra Pasq.) It is a small evergreen tree in the family kapok and the genus Cucurbita, with a plant height of 9-18 meters; Leaves alternate, palmately compound, leaflets 5-9, entire; Flowers are solitary, leaf axils are pedunculate, stamens are numerous, and the base is united into a tube. Above the base, they are separated into multiple bundles, and each bundle is separated into many filaments. The calyx is cup-shaped, all filaments are white, the fruit is green, and the back of the chamber is cracked into 5 valves.

 

 

 

Native to Brazil, it is widely introduced and cultivated in South China and southwest China. Light melon chestnut likes high temperature and high humidity climate, has poor cold resistance, and its seedlings avoid frost. Like fertile, loose, breathable and water retaining sandy loam.

 

 

 

Guangguali has beautiful plant type and strong shade tolerance. It is an excellent indoor potted foliage plant.