Wild Chestnut

(Pachira insignis)

galery

Description

A proteaceous shrub (Brabejum stellatifolia) of southern Africa.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Malvales
Family:Malvaceae
Genus:Pachira
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