Theobroma speciosum

Theobroma speciosum

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
Species: Theobroma speciosum

Name

Theobroma speciosum Willd. ex Spreng., 1826

Homonyms

• Theobroma speciosum Willd. ex Mart. = Theobroma grandiflorum (Willd. ex Spreng.) K.Schum.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Theobroma quinquenervium Bernoulli in Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 24(3): 8 (1871)
  • Theobroma speciosum var. coriaceum Huber in Bol. Mus. Goeldi Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 4: 586 (1906)
  • Theobroma speciosum var. quinquenervium (Bernoulli) K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(3): 75 (1886)
  • Theobroma subincanum Spruce ex Sagot in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 6, 11: 154 (1881), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Bolivia, Peru Regional: Southern South America Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L.v., 1826. Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta 3:332.

Additional references

• Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Theobroma speciosum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Theobroma speciosum. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Theobroma speciosum. Published online. Accessed: September 14 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Theobroma speciosum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 September 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Theobroma speciosum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

português: Cacauí

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