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 |
|---|---|
| kě kě shù | Chinese |
| 可可樹 | Chinese |
| gewone cacaoboom | Dutch |
| cacao | English |
| cacao tree | English |
| chocolate tree | English |
| cocoa | English |
| common cacao | English |
| common cocoa | English |
| cacaotier commun | French |
| cacaoyer commun | French |
| gemeiner Kakaobaum | German |
| Kakao | German |
| koko | Indonesian |
| albero di cacao comune | Italian |
| cacau | Portuguese |
| cacaueiro | Portuguese |
| cacãoeiro-comum | Portuguese |
| какао | Russian |
| какаовое дерево | Russian |
| какаовое шоколадное дерево | Russian |
| arbol del cacao | Spanish |
| cacao | Spanish |
| cacao común | Spanish |
| kakao | Swahili |
| vanlig kakaoträd | Swedish |
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 )