Theobroma cacao L.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Theobroma cacao L.

  • Collector(s)

    S. S. Isaac 5 with Junior Saimon, Jason Jack, Wayne Law, 27 Oct 2006

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Kosrae. Lelu (Mun.).

  • Habitat

    grows near rivers or cool area. grows near breadfruit trees, citrus trees, and native shrubs.

  • Description

    Tree. the fruit is pointy and narrow with ridges going from top of fruit to the pointy end/bottom; the fruit is reddish when not ripe and yellow when ready to be eaten; the tree is not very tall (reaches 9 to 10ft in height). Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05057330

    Occurrence ID: eee76656-41e8-4cd2-9ff4-481f2bc34d89

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Theobroma cacao L. det S. S. Isaac

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Kosrae

  • County/Municipio

    Lelu (Mun.)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 60 m. (197 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.3492, 163.017

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05057330
SEE FRUIT COLLECTION
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Économie Botany
Sterculiaceae
Theobroma cacao L.
del S. S. Isaac, 2010
Federated States of Micronesia. Kosrae State. Lelu
Municipality.
5°20'57"N, 163°1*0*E
60 m.
grows near rivers or cool area, grows near breadfruit
trees, citrus trees, and native shrubs,
the fruit is pointy and narrow with ridges going from
top of fruit to the pointy end/bottom; the fruit is reddish
when not ripe and yellow when ready to be eaten;
tree is not very tall (reaches 9 to 10ft in height). *
N.V. kakao [Kosraean]
27/10/2006
S, S,, Isaac, Junior Saimon, Jason Jack, Wayne
The V. Kann Rasmussen
NYdb
05057330