Theobroma cacao L.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Theobroma cacao L.

  • Collector(s)

    E. D. Merrill 579, May 1913

  • Location

    Philippines. Palawan. Silanga.

  • Collection Notes

    "This was introduced into the Philippines in 1663 from Mexico, through the medium of the Acapulco-Manila galleons; it is cultivated in all parts of the Archipelago."

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04354100

    Occurrence ID: acfcbf68-8e72-466e-b4e9-6c3818f23ced

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Theobroma cacao L.

THEOBROMA Linnaeus '
:
THEOBROMA CACAO Linn.; B.lanco FI. Filip. (1837) 601; ed. 2 (1845)
419; ed. 3, 2 (1879) 403, t. 275,
This was introduced into the Philippines in 1663 from Mexico,
through the medium of the Acapulco-Manila gallegns; it is cul-
tivated in all parts of the Archipelago.
Illustrative specimen from Silanga, Palawan, May, 1913
{Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 579).
Herbarium of U. C. Riverside
L.
Marlene de la Cruz	1994
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