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Saba Nut Tree
Saba Nut Tree
Pachira glabra
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
South America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Armor
Status
Uncommon

About

The Saba nut tree is a tropical plant that grows along riverbanks in eastern Brazil. Its large, woody seed pods explode when ripe to scatter seeds across the water for dispersal.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Pachira
Species
Pachira glabra