Theobroma cacao L.
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Sp. Pl.: 782 (1753)
































































Classification
- kingdom
- Plantae
- phylum
- Tracheophyta
- class
- Magnoliopsida
- order
- Malvales
- family
- Malvaceae
- genus
- Theobroma
- species
- Theobroma cacao
Name
- Synonyms
- Cacao minar Gaertn.
- Theobroma cacao f. lacandonense Cuatrec.
- Theobroma cacao var. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Cif.
- Theobroma cocao L.
- Theobroma kalagua DeWild.
- Theobroma kalaguum De Wild.
- Theobroma pentogona Bernoulli
- Theobroma salzmannianum Bernoulli
- Theobroma sativa var. leucosperma A.Chev.
- Theobroma sativa var. melanosperma A.Chev.
- Homonyms
- Theobroma cacao L.
- Common names
- Kakaopflanze in German
- cacao in English
- cacao in English
- cacaoeiro in language.
- cacaotero in Spanish
- cacaoyer in French
- cacau in Portuguese
- cacau in language.
- cacau-da-mata in Portuguese
- calabacillo in Spanish
- cocoa in English
- echter Kakaobaum in German
- forastero in Spanish
- kakao in Swedish
- árbol del cacao in Spanish
- Cacao in English
- Chocolate Tree in English
- Cocoa in English
Bibliographic References
- Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co