Theobroma

Theobroma cacao

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Byttnerioideae
Tribus: Theobromateae
Genus: Theobroma
Sectiones: T. sect. Andropetalum – T. sect. Glossopetalum – T. sect. Oreanthes – T. sect. Rhytidocarpus – T. sect. Telmatocarpus – T. sect. Theobroma
Species: T. angustifolium – T. bernoullii – T. bicolor – T. cacao – T. canumanense – T. cirmolinae – T. gileri – T. glaucum – T. grandiflorum – T. hylaeum – T. mammosum – T. microcarpum – T. nemorale – T. obovatum – T. simiarum – T. sinuosum – T. speciosum – T. subincanum – T. sylvestre – T. velutinum

Name

Theobroma L., Sp. Pl. 2: 782. (1753)

• Type species: Theobroma cacao L., Sp. Pl. 2: 782. (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cacao Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 (1754), nom. illeg.
  • Deltonea Peckolt in Z. Allg. Oesterr. Apothekervereines 21: 185 (1883), nom. nud.
  • Tribroma O.F.Cook in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 5: 288 (1915)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical America Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela Introduced into: Andaman Is., Belize, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central American Pac, China South-Central, Comoros, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Laos, Leeward Is., Marianas, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 782. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Theobroma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Theobroma. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Theobroma. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 19 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Theobroma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Dec. 2020.

Vernacular names

العربية: ثيوبروما
azərbaycanca: Teobrom
বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী: টহেওবরোমা
čeština: Kakaovník
dansk: Kakao-slægten
Deutsch: Kakaobäume
eesti: Kakaopuu (perekond)
hornjoserbsce: Kakawowc
lietuvių: Kakavmedis
polski: Kakaowiec
русский: Теоброма
svenska: Kakaosläktet
中文: 可可属

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