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Theobroma
Theobroma cacao
Theobroma cacao
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Theobroma
Species

See text Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Cacao_1. ... Jump to: navigation, search Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Jump to: navigation, search Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Hepaticophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants... Jump to: navigation, search Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families Malvaceae (mallows,...) Dipterocarpaceae Sarcolaenaceae Cistaceae Muntingiaceae Bixaceae Diegodendraceae Cochlospermaceae Sphaerosepalaceae Thymelaeaceae Neuradaceae The Malvales are an order of flowering plants, mostly comprised of shrubs and trees. ... Genera Abelmoschus - Okra Abutilon - Abutilon Adansonia – Baobab Alcea - Hollyhock Althaea - Marsh mallow Bombax – Silk-cotton tree Brachychiton – Bottletree Callirhoe - Poppy mallow Ceiba – Kapok Chiranthodendron – Mexican Hand Tree Cola - Kola nut Corchorus - Jute Durio – Durian Fremontodendron – Flannelbush Gaya – Gaya Gossypium - Cotton plant Hibiscus - Hibiscus Hoheria – Lacebark Kosteletzkya - Saltmarsh mallow Lavatera - Tree...

Theobroma is a genus in the Malvaceae (formerly Sterculiaceae) family of understory trees in the tropical forests of Central and South America. The latin translates to "food of the gods". In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a grouping in the classification of living organisms having one or more related and morphologically similar species. ... Jump to: navigation, search Central America is the region of North America located between the southern border of Mexico and the northwest border of Colombia, in South America. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...


Uses

Included in Theobroma are cacao, cupuacu, and mocambo, which produce flavorful edible seeds. Cacao is commercially valued as the source of cocoa and chocolate. Jump to: navigation, search Binomial name Theobroma cacao L. For the town in French Guiana see Cacao, French Guiana Cacao (Theobroma cacao) is a small (4-8 m tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae (formerly Sterculiaceae), native to tropical South America, but now cultivated throughout the tropics. ... Cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum), also known as cupuasu and copoasu, is a tropical rainforest tree and fruit related to cocoa. ... The Mocambo was a nightclub in West Hollywood, California, at 8588 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip. ... Cocoa is the dried and partially fermented fatty seed of the cacao tree, which by itself, has an extremely bitter flavor, but is commonly used to make chocolate. ... Jump to: navigation, search Chocolate comes in dark, milk, and white varieties with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ...


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Theobroma is a genus of about 20 species in the family Sterculiaceae or sometimes classified as Malvaceae.
Several species of Theobroma produce edible seeds, notably Cacao, Cupuaçu, and Mocambo.
Theobroma species are used as food plants by the larvae of some moths of the genus Endoclita including E.
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