Theobroma L.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Theobroma

  • Collector(s)

    B. Maguire 60091 with C. K. Maguire, 04 Nov 1965

  • Location

    Brazil. Amazonas. Rio Negro, Rio Cauaburí, woodland at base of Cachoeira Caranguejo, Rio Cauaburí.

  • Habitat

    In woods and partial clearing.

  • Description

    Small tree 12 m high, cauliflorus, sepals and rachis pale green, petals pale yellow, anthers maroon.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01405342

    Occurrence ID: a77f2d4b-9df8-4e5f-9562-90d763f21d1d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Theobroma L. det L. J. Dorr, 2023

    Theobroma cacao L. det B. A. Whitlock, 2000
    Note: [det. at MO]

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • Locality

    Rio Negro, Rio Cauaburí, woodland at base of Cachoeira Caranguejo, Rio Cauaburí.

  • Coordinates

    -0.25, -65.92

  • Georeferencing Method

    Other collections. Coordinates borrowed from another label of the same locality (spelled "Cachoeira Carangueijo"). Verified by E. Kiernan, 9/22/2014.

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The New York Botanical Garden
Sterculiaceae
Theobroma cacao L.
det: B. A. Whitlock, 2000
B. Maguire 60091
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Third Serra da Neblina Expedition 1965-1966
Rio Negro, Rio Cauaburl, Brasil
No. 60091
Theobroma
Small tree 12 m high, cauliflorous, sepals
and rachis pale green, petals pale yellow,
anthers maroon, in woods and partial clearing,
base of Cachoeira Caranguejo, Rio Cauaburi,
Amazonas.
Bassett Maguire, Julian A. Steyermark
Celia K. Maguire	November h, 1965
Field operations conducted by the Universidade de Brasilia, the Institute Agro-
nomico do Norte, the Institute Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, and Hie
New York Botanical Garden. Supported by funds provided by the National
Science Foundation.
01405342