Theobroma bicolor

Theobroma bicolor

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 bicolor

Name

Theobroma bicolor Bonpl., 1808

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cacao bicolor (Bonpl.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 2: 7 (1811)
  • Tribroma bicolor (Bonpl.) O.F.Cook in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 5: 288 (1915)
• Heterotypic
  • Theobroma ovatifolium DC. in Prodr. 1: 485 (1824)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil North Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Western South America Peru Introduced into: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Trinidad-Tobago References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bonpl. in F. W. H. A. Humboldt & A. J. A. Bonpland, 1808. Pl. Aequinoct. 1:104, t. 30.

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Theobroma bicolor 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 bicolor. 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 bicolor. Published online. Accessed: September 14 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Theobroma bicolor. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 September 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Theobroma bicolor in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: mocambo, pataxte

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