Provision Tree

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Diabetes, Narcotic

Science studied: CYCLOPROPENOIDS, OLEIC-ACID, PALMITIC-ACID, BETA-SITOSTEROL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Bombacaceae

Scientific name: Pachira aquatica

Common names: Provision Tree, Apompo, Bopo kewe, Cacao cimarron (Dominican Republic), Cacao de monte, Cacau-falso, Cacau-selvagem, Capira, Carolina, Carolina blanca, Castanheira-d'água, Castanheira-da-água, Castanheiro-da-guiana, Castanheiro-do-maranhão, Castanhola, Castano silvestre, Castaño, Ceiba de agua; Amida; Cacao cimarrón; Carolinea, Ceibon de agua, Ceibon de arroyo, Charapa putu

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Diabetes
• Narcotic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere

Documented cultural uses

• Diabetes
• Narcotic

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CYCLOPROPENOIDS
• OLEIC-ACID
• PALMITIC-ACID
• BETA-SITOSTEROL
• STERCULIC-ACID
• TANNIN
• STEARIC-ACID
• FAT
• LINOLEIC-ACID

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.