Pachira glabra (syn.
Bombacopsis glabra) is a tropical wetland tree in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to eastern Brazil, where it grows along rivers and other waterways. It is generally known by the nonscientific names
Guinea peanut,
French peanut,
Saba nut,
money tree, and
lucky tree. It shares many of these common names with
Pachira aquatica, the Malabar chestnut, which is quite similar looking, has similar culinary and ornamen
(Wikipedia)