Theobroma cacao

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
Sectio: T. sect. Theobroma
Species: Theobroma cacao
Subspecies: T. c. subsp. cacao – T. c. subsp. sphaerocarpum

nom

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

Synonyms

• 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.

References

Primary references

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

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Theobroma cacao. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Theobroma cacao. Published online. Accessed Nov. 18 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Theobroma cacao in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Theobroma cacao. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 18 Nov. 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Theobroma cacao in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Akan: Kookoo
беларуская: Какава
Deutsch: Kakaobaum
English: Cocoa tree
suomi: Kaakaopuu
Nordfriisk: Kakaobuum
français: Cacao
italiano: Cacao
日本語: カカオ
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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