Theobroma cacao(THOCA)
Overview Code created in: 2001-11-12
- EPPO Code: THOCA
- Preferred name: Theobroma cacao
- Authority: Linnaeus
South America (northern, to Bolivia and northeastern Brazil). Widely cultivated as the source of cocoa and chocolate. Introduced in Sri Lanka, Indochina, China, west and central Africa, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| cacao | English |
| cacao tree | English |
| chocolate tree | English |
| cocoa | English |
| common cacao | English |
| common cocoa | English |
| gemeiner Kakaobaum | German |
| Kakao | German |
| cacaotier commun | French |
| cacaoyer commun | French |
| arbol del cacao | Spanish |
| cacao | Spanish |
| cacao común | Spanish |
| albero di cacao comune | Italian |
| gewone cacaoboom | Dutch |
| cacãoeiro-comum | Portuguese |
| cacau | Portuguese |
| cacaueiro | Portuguese |
| vanlig kakaoträd | Swedish |
| какао | Russian |
| какаовое дерево | Russian |
| какаовое шоколадное дерево | Russian |
| kě kě shù | Chinese |
| 可可樹 | Chinese |
| koko | Indonesian |
| kakao | Swahili |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Malvids (
1MAVD )
Order
Malvales (
1MAVO )
Family
Malvaceae (
1MAVF )
Subfamily
Byttnerioideae (
1BYTS )
Genus
Theobroma (
1THOG )
Species
Theobroma cacao (
THOCA )