Theobroma cacao L.

  • Family

    Malvaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Theobroma cacao L.

  • Primary Citation

    Sp. Pl. 2: 782. 1753

  • Common Names

    cacao, cacao

  • Floras and Monographs

    Theobroma cacao L.: [Article] Cuatrecasas, José. 1964. Cacao and its allies, a taxonomic revision of the genus Theobroma. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 35: 379-614. pl. 1-12.

    Theobroma cacao L.: [Article] Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro & collaborators. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581.