Theobroma cacao L.
Cacao / Kakaófa
About
Theobroma cacao (cacao tree or cocoa tree) is a small (6–12 m (20–39 ft) tall) evergreen tree in the Malvaceae family. Its seeds—cocoa beans—are used to make chocolate liquor, cocoa solids, cocoa butter and chocolate. Although the tree is native to the tropics of the Americas, the largest producer of cocoa beans in 2022 was Ivory Coast. The plants leaves are alternate, entire, unlobed, 10–50 cm (4–20 in) long and 5–10 cm (2–4 in) broad.
Theobroma cacao (cacao tree or cocoa tree) is a small (6–12 m (20–39 ft) tall) evergreen tree in the Malvaceae family. Its seeds—cocoa beans—are used to make chocolate liquor, cocoa solids, cocoa butter and chocolate. Although the tree is native to the tropics of the Americas, the largest producer of cocoa beans in 2022 was Ivory Coast. The plants leaves are alternate, entire, unlobed, 10–50 cm (4–20 in) long and 5–10 cm (2–4 in) broad. (English fallback)
Common Names
- Cacao
Native Distribution
Detailed Regions
Southern America Brazil Brazil North | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil North | Central America Costa Rica | Central America | Costa Rica | Northern South America French Guiana | Northern South America | French Guiana | Guyana | Suriname | Venezuela | Western South America Colombia | Western South America | Colombia | Ecuador | Peru
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Synonyms
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- Cacao minar Gaertn.
- Cacao minus Gaertn.
- Cacao sativa Aubl.
- Cacao theobroma Tussac
- Theobroma cacao L.
- Theobroma cacao f. lacandonense Cuatrec.
- Theobroma cacao f. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Ducke
- Theobroma cacao f. pentagonum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec.
- Theobroma cacao subsp. cacao
- Theobroma cacao subsp. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec.
- Theobroma cacao subsp. pentagonum (Bernoulli) León
- Theobroma cacao subsp. sativa (Aubl.) León
- Theobroma cacao subsp. sphaerocarpum (A.Chev.) Cuatrec.
- Theobroma cacao var. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Cif.
- Theobroma caribaeum Sweet
- Theobroma cocao L.
- Theobroma integerrimum Stokes
- Theobroma kalagua De Wild.
- Theobroma kalagua DeWild.
- Theobroma leiocarpum Bernoulli
- Theobroma minus (Gaertn.) A.Chev.
- Theobroma pentagonum Bernoulli
- Theobroma pentogona Bernoulli
- Theobroma saltzmanniana Bernoulli
- Theobroma salzmanniana Bernoulli
- Theobroma sapidum Pittier
- Theobroma sativa (Aubl.) Lign. & Bey
- Theobroma sativa var. leucosperma A.Chev.
- Theobroma sativa var. melanosperma A.Chev.
- Theobroma sativum (Aubl.) Lign. & Bey
- Theobroma sativum var. leucospermum A.Chev.
- Theobroma sativum var. melanospermum A.Chev.
- Theobroma sphaerocarpum A.Chev.