Theobroma cacao L.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Theobroma cacao L.

  • Collector(s)

    Collector unspecified 10060, 09 Jun 1982-Jul 1982

  • Location

    Ecuador. Napo. Añangu. Rain forest on level, particularly inundated ground, dominated by palms, near the outlet of Río Añangu into Río Napo, in the Parque Nacional Yasuní.

  • Description

    DBH: 21.5 cm. No buttresses. Bark dark brown verrucose, 8mm thick. Slash red, without sap but exuding slime after sometime. Wood light yellow.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Fruits separate.

  • Collection Notes

    S.E.F. refers to Studies of Ecuadorean Forest collaboration.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 475172

    Occurrence ID: 0a53976e-9109-4e74-971f-3c13fb8011dd

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Theobroma cacao L. det J. L. Luteyn, 1984

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Napo

  • Locality

    Añangu. Rain forest on level, particularly inundated ground, dominated by palms, near the outlet of Río Añangu into Río Napo, in the Parque Nacional Yasuní.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 250 m. (820 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -0.52, -76.4

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