Theobroma cacao L.

 
  • Family : STERCULIACEAE
    (STERCULIA OR COCOA FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
  • Species : Theobroma cacao
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Theobroma cacao L.
  • Common name : Cocoa Plant, Chocolate-nut Plant
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Native : Tropical America
  • Comments : Occasionally planted in plains and hill slopes. The 'Cocoa' is obtained from the seeds which are used in preparing Chocolates.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Tropical America; Cultivated in most tropics
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Theobroma cacao. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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