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Theobroma cacao

Theobroma cacao
Theobroma cacao

Taxonavigation

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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
Sectio: T. sect. Theobroma
Species: Theobroma cacao

Name

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

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Cacao sativa Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 689 (1775), nom. illeg.
    • Theobroma sativa Lign. & Le Bey, Bull. Soc. Linn. Normandie, ser. 5, 8: 233 (1904), nom. inval.
    • Cacao theobroma Tussac in Fl. Antill. 1: t. 13 (1811), nom. superfl.
    • Theobroma cacao subsp. sativum León in Hardy's Cacao Man.: 312 (1960), not validly publ.
  • Heterotypic
    • Cacao minus Gaertn. in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 190 (1791)
    • Theobroma cacao f. lacandonense Cuatrec. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 514 (1964)
    • Theobroma cacao var. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Cif. in Mem. Cl. Sci. Fis. Mat. Nat. Reale Accad. Italia 4: 604 (1933)
    • Theobroma cacao subsp. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(3A): 654 (1956)
    • Theobroma cacao f. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Ducke in Rodriguésia 4: 274 (1940)
    • Theobroma cacao subsp. pentagonum (Bernoulli) León in Hardy's Cacao Man.: 312 (1960)
    • Theobroma cacao f. pentagonum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 513 (1964)
    • Theobroma cacao subsp. sphaerocarpum (A.Chev.) Cuatrec. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 515 (1964)
    • Theobroma caribaeum Sweet in Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 67 (1830), not validly publ.
    • Theobroma integerrimum Stokes in Bot. Mat. Med. 4: 83 (1812)
    • Theobroma kalaguum De Wild. in Bull. Herb. Boissier 7: 957 (1899)
    • Theobroma leiocarpum Bernoulli in Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 24(3): 6 (1871)
    • Theobroma minus (Gaertn.) A.Chev. in Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 26: 283 (1946)
    • Theobroma pentagonum Bernoulli in Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 24(3): 6 (1871)
    • Theobroma salzmannianum Bernoulli in Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 24(3): 7 (1871)
    • Theobroma sapidum Pittier in Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 1: 183 (1932), nom. nud.
    • Theobroma sativum var. leucospermum A.Chev. in Bull. Int. Bot. Appl. 26: 270 (1946)
    • Theobroma sativum var. melanospermum A.Chev. in Bull. Int. Bot. Appl. 26: 270 (1946)
    • Theobroma sphaerocarpum A.Chev. in Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 4: 12 (1908)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil North
    • Regional: Northern South America
      • Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Ecuador, Peru
  • Introduced into:
    • Andaman Is., Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, 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, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Laos, Leeward Is., Marianas, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zaïre

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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ak: Kookoo
Basa Bali: Buah Coklat
беларуская: Какава
Deutsch: Kakaobaum
English: Cocoa tree
suomi: Kaakaopuu
Nordfriisk: Kakaobuum
français: Cacao
Bahasa Indonesia: Kakao
italiano: Cacao
日本語: カカオ
한국어: 카카오
македонски: Какао
Nederlands: Cacao
português: Cacau
русский: Какао
српски / srpski: какаовац
svenska: Kakaoträd
ไทย: โกโก้
Türkçe: Kakao
українська: Какао
中文（臺灣）: 可可樹
 
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