Theobroma grandiflorum

Theobroma grandiflorum

Theobroma grandiflorum

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 grandiflorum

Name

Theobroma grandiflorum (Willd. ex Spreng.) K.Schum., 1886

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Bubroma grandiflorum Willd. ex Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 332 (1826)
  • Guazuma grandiflora (Willd. ex Spreng.) G.Don in Gen. Hist. 1: 523 (1831)
• Heterotypic
  • Theobroma macranthum Bernoulli in Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 24(3): 11 (1871)
  • Theobroma speciosum Willd. ex Mart. in Reise Bras. 3: 1127 (1831), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Theobroma grandiflorum Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia Regional: Brazil Brazil North Regional: Northern South America Guyana, Venezuela Regional: Central America Honduras Introduced into: Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schumann, K.M. in C. F. P. von Martius, 1886. Fl. Bras. 12:76, t. 8.

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

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Cupuaçu
English: cupuaçu-tree, cupuassu, copoasu
Nederlands: cupuazú
русский: Купуасу

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