Filed As:

Malvaceae
Theobroma cacao L.

All Determinations:

Theobroma cacao L. det. L. J. Dorr, 2012

Theobroma L.

Common Names:

cacau do mato

Location:

Brazil. Acre. Capixaba Mun. Projeto de Assentamento Extrativista (PAE) Sao Luis do Remanso; Colocaçao Estrangeiro, 30 km W of Capixaba, then 15-21 km N on new unpaved accesss road.

Collector(s):

D. C. Daly 12062 with J.D. Mitchell, F.C.S. Walthier, L.B. Assis, L.S. Saraiva, M.E.M. Braga, 30 Sep 2003

Description:

Tree. Cauliflorous tree, flowers white. USE: pulp around seeds sweet and edible. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Primary forest by new (less than 2-year-old) dirt road, undulating terrain. Clay soils.

Identifiers:

GUID: 406f8c70-e6fe-412e-9bfb-dc8115cae584

Map:

Coordinates: (-10.4928, -67.9008)

Distribution:

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