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Theobroma cacao L.

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Theobroma cacao L.
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Theobroma cacao
Species recognized by Global Wood Density Database, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Barbados Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Bolivia Species List, Brazil Species List, Cameroon Species List, China Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, French Guiana Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guinea Species List, Guyana Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Jamaica Species List, Madagascar Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Nigeria Species List, Panama Species List, Peru Species List, Philippines Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Reunion Species List, Samoa Species List, Sao Tome and Principe Species List, Suriname Species List, Sweden Species List, Tanzania Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Venezuela Species List, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, Mexico Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia HSB, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, Plant Growth Form Data from NMNH Botany specimens, and United States Species List
Theobroma cacao
Recognized by CalPhotos, Moorea Biocode, Biopix Nature Photos, Ashihara et al 2008, FAOSTAT, Furui 2020, and ECOCROP
Theobroma cacao L.
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, Plant Growth Form Data from NMNH Botany specimens, and Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species
Theobroma cacao L.
Recognized by NBII images
Theobroma cacao L. L.
Recognized by IABIN
Theobroma cacao Linnaeus
Recognized by eFloras
Theobroma cacao f. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Ducke
Form recognized by GBIF classification
Theobroma cacao fm. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Ducke
Recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Theobroma cacao
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, USDA PLANTS images, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, GGBN data coverage, and TRY database summary
Theobroma cacao
Recognized by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Flickr BHL, BHL data coverage, and Flickr Group
Theobroma cacao L.
Species recognized by Flora do Brasil, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, USDA Plants data, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Theobroma cacao L.
Recognized by NMNH Collection and Plant Forms, Habitat and Distribution
Theobroma cacao subsp. leiocarpum
Subspecies recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Theobroma cacao var. leiocarpum
Recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Theobroma cacao f. lacandonense Cuatrec.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Theobroma cacao fm. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec.
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Theobroma cacao ssp. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec.
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Theobroma leiocarpa Bernoulli
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification and GBIF classification
Theobroma leiocarpa Bernoulli
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Theobroma cacao subsp. cacao L.
Not accepted according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Theobroma cacao subsp. sphaerocarpum (A. Chev.) Cuatrec.
Not accepted according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Theobroma cocao L.
Not accepted according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Theobroma leiocarpum Bernoulli
Not accepted according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Theobroma pentagonum Bernoulli
Not accepted according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Theobroma pentogona Bernoulli
Not accepted according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Theobroma sativa (Aubl.) Lign. & Le Bey
Not accepted according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Theobroma sphaerocarpum A. Chev.
Not accepted according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Common Names

English

cacao preferred
Recognized by USDA PLANTS images and admin
Cacao Tree
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Cacao
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Coco-nut tree
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL

French

cacao preferred
Recognized by admin

German

Kakaobaum preferred
Recognized by admin

Japanese

カカオ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Portuguese

Cacaueiro preferred
Recognized by IABIN
cacau da mata
prefer
Recognized by Flora do Brasil
cacau
prefer
Recognized by Flora do Brasil

Spanish; Castilian

cacao criollo preferred
Recognized by admin
cacao forastero
prefer
Recognized by admin
Chocolate
prefer
Recognized by admin

Ge

Cocoa preferred
Recognized by admin
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Curated hierarchies for Theobroma cacao L.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superrosids
Rosids
Malvales
Malvaceae
Theobroma
Theobroma cacao L. (this page)
Theobroma cacao f. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Ducke
Theobroma cacao f. pentagonum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec.
Theobroma cacao subsp. cacao
Theobroma cacao subsp. sphaerocarpa (A. Chevalier) Cuatrec.
Theobroma angustifolium
Theobroma bernouillii Pittier
Theobroma bicolor Humb. & Bonpl.
Theobroma canumanensis Pires, Froes apud Cuatrec.
Theobroma cirmolinae Cuatrec.
Theobroma duckei Huber
Theobroma gileri Cuatrec.
Theobroma glaucum Karst.
Theobroma grandiflorum (Willd. ex Sprengel) Schumann
Theobroma hylaeum Cuatrec.
Theobroma mammosum Cuatrec. & J. Leon
Theobroma microcarpum Mart.
Theobroma nemorale Cuatrec.
Theobroma obovatum Klotzsch ex Bernoulli
Theobroma simiarum J. D. Sm.
Theobroma sinuosum Pav. ex Huber
Theobroma speciosum Willd. ex Spreng.
Theobroma subincanum Mart.
Theobroma sylvestris (Aubl.) G. Don
Theobroma velutinum Benoist

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Malvales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
Malvaceae Juss.
Byttnerioideae Burnett
Theobroma L.
Theobroma cacao L. (this page)
Theobroma cacao f. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Ducke
Theobroma cacao f. pentagonum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec.
Theobroma cacao subsp. cacao
Theobroma cacao subsp. sphaerocarpa (A. Chev.) Cuatrec.
Theobroma angustifolium
Theobroma bernouillii Pittier
Theobroma bicolor Humb. & Bonpl.
Theobroma canumanensis Pires & Fróes ex Cuatrec.
Theobroma cirmolinae Cuatrec.
Theobroma duckei Huber
Theobroma gileri Cuatrec.
Theobroma glaucum H. Karst.
Theobroma grandiflorum (Willd. ex Spreng.) Schum.
Theobroma hylaeum Cuatrec.
Theobroma mammosum Cuatrec. & J. León
Theobroma microcarpum Mart.
Theobroma nemorale Cuatrec.
Theobroma obovatum Klotzsch ex Bernoulli
Theobroma simiarum Donn. Sm.
Theobroma sinuosum Pav. ex Huber
Theobroma speciosum Willd. ex Spreng.
Theobroma subincanum Mart.
Theobroma sylvestris (Aubl.) G. Don
Theobroma velutinum Benoist

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Theobroma cacao L. (this page)
Theobroma cacao f. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Ducke
Theobroma cacao f. pentagonum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec.
Theobroma cacao subsp. cacao
Theobroma cacao subsp. sphaerocarpa (A. Chevalier) Cuatrec.
Theobroma angustifolium
Theobroma bernouillii Pittier
Theobroma bicolor Humb. & Bonpl.
Theobroma canumanensis Pires, Froes apud Cuatrec.
Theobroma cirmolinae Cuatrec.
Theobroma duckei Huber
Theobroma gileri Cuatrec.
Theobroma glaucum Karst.
Theobroma grandiflorum (Willd. ex Sprengel) Schumann
Theobroma hylaeum Cuatrec.
Theobroma mammosum Cuatrec. & J. Leon
Theobroma microcarpum Mart.
Theobroma nemorale Cuatrec.
Theobroma obovatum Klotzsch ex Bernoulli
Theobroma simiarum J. D. Sm.
Theobroma sinuosum Pav. ex Huber
Theobroma speciosum Willd. ex Spreng.
Theobroma subincanum Mart.
Theobroma sylvestris (Aubl.) G. Don
Theobroma velutinum Benoist

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superrosids
Rosids
Malvales
Malvaceae
Theobroma
Theobroma cacao L. (this page)
Theobroma cacao fm. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Ducke
Theobroma cacao fm. pentagonum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec.
Theobroma cacao ssp. cacao
Theobroma cacao ssp. sphaerocarpa (A. Chevalier) Cuatrec.
Theobroma angustifolium
Theobroma bernouillii Pittier
Theobroma bicolor Humb. & Bonpl.
Theobroma canumanensis Pires, Froes apud Cuatrec.
Theobroma cirmolinae Cuatrec.
Theobroma duckei Huber
Theobroma gileri Cuatrec.
Theobroma glaucum Karst.
Theobroma grandiflorum (Willd. ex Sprengel) Schumann
Theobroma hylaeum Cuatrec.
Theobroma mammosum Cuatrec. & J. Leon
Theobroma microcarpum Mart.
Theobroma nemorale Cuatrec.
Theobroma obovatum Klotzsch ex Bernoulli
Theobroma simiarum J. D. Sm.
Theobroma sinuosum Pav. ex Huber
Theobroma speciosum Willd. ex Spreng.
Theobroma subincanum Mart.
Theobroma sylvestris (Aubl.) G. Don
Theobroma velutinum Benoist

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superrosids
Rosids
Malvales
Malvaceae
Theobroma
Theobroma cacao L.
Theobroma cacao fm. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Ducke (this page)
Theobroma cacao fm. pentagonum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec.
Theobroma cacao ssp. cacao
Theobroma cacao ssp. sphaerocarpa (A. Chevalier) Cuatrec.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Theobroma cacao L. (this page)
Theobroma cacao f. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Ducke
Theobroma cacao f. pentagonum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec.
Theobroma cacao subsp. cacao
Theobroma cacao subsp. sphaerocarpa (A. Chevalier) Cuatrec.
Theobroma angustifolium
Theobroma bernouillii Pittier
Theobroma bicolor Humb. & Bonpl.
Theobroma canumanensis Pires, Froes apud Cuatrec.
Theobroma cirmolinae Cuatrec.
Theobroma duckei Huber
Theobroma gileri Cuatrec.
Theobroma glaucum Karst.
Theobroma grandiflorum (Willd. ex Sprengel) Schumann
Theobroma hylaeum Cuatrec.
Theobroma mammosum Cuatrec. & J. Leon
Theobroma microcarpum Mart.
Theobroma nemorale Cuatrec.
Theobroma obovatum Klotzsch ex Bernoulli
Theobroma simiarum J. D. Sm.
Theobroma sinuosum Pav. ex Huber
Theobroma speciosum Willd. ex Spreng.
Theobroma subincanum Mart.
Theobroma sylvestris (Aubl.) G. Don
Theobroma velutinum Benoist

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Malvales
Malvaceae
Theobroma L.
Theobroma cacao L. (this page)
Theobroma cacao amelonado
Theobroma cacao contamana
Theobroma cacao criollo
Theobroma cacao curaray
Theobroma cacao f. cacao
Theobroma cacao f. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Ducke
Theobroma cacao f. pentagonum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec.
Theobroma cacao guiana
Theobroma cacao iquitos
Theobroma cacao maranon
Theobroma cacao nacional
Theobroma cacao nanay
Theobroma cacao purus
Theobroma cacao subsp. cacao
Theobroma cacao subsp. sphaerocarpa (Chev.) Cuatrec.
Theobroma angustifolium DC.
Theobroma bernouillii Pittier
Theobroma bernoullii Pittier
Theobroma bicolor Humb. & Bonpl.
Theobroma canumanense Pires & Froes ex Cuatrec.
Theobroma canumanensis Pires & Froes
Theobroma chocoense Cuatrec.
Theobroma cirmolinae Cuatrec.
Theobroma duckei Huber
Theobroma gileri Cuatrec.
Theobroma glaucum H. Karst.
Theobroma grandiflorum Schum.
Theobroma hylaeum Cuatrec.
Theobroma mammosum Cuatrec. & J. León
Theobroma microcarpum Mart.
Theobroma nemorale Cuatrec.
Theobroma obovatum Klotzsch ex Bernoulli
Theobroma simiarum Donn. Sm.
Theobroma sinuosum Pav. ex Huber
Theobroma speciosum Willd. ex Spreng.
Theobroma subincanum Mart.
Theobroma sylvestre Mart.
Theobroma sylvestris G. Don
Theobroma tertiaria Berry
Theobroma velutinum Benoist

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Malvales
Malvaceae
Theobroma L.
Theobroma cacao L.
Theobroma cacao f. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Ducke (this page)
Theobroma cacao amelonado
Theobroma cacao contamana
Theobroma cacao criollo
Theobroma cacao curaray
Theobroma cacao f. cacao
Theobroma cacao f. pentagonum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec.
Theobroma cacao guiana
Theobroma cacao iquitos
Theobroma cacao maranon
Theobroma cacao nacional
Theobroma cacao nanay
Theobroma cacao purus
Theobroma cacao subsp. cacao
Theobroma cacao subsp. sphaerocarpa (Chev.) Cuatrec.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Plantae
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliopsida
Rosanae
Malvales
Malvaceae
Theobroma L.
Theobroma cacao L. (this page)
Theobroma angustifolium Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
Theobroma bicolor Humb. & Bonpl.
Theobroma grandiflorum (Willd. ex Spreng.) K. Schum.
Theobroma mammosum Cuatrec. & J. León
Theobroma simiarum Donn. Sm.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Streptophytina
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Euphyllophyta
Spermatophyta
Magnoliopsida
Mesangiospermae
eudicotyledons
Gunneridae
Pentapetalae
rosids
malvids
Malvales
Malvaceae
Byttnerioideae
Theobroma
Theobroma cacao (this page)
Theobroma angustifolium
Theobroma bicolor
Theobroma chocoense
Theobroma gileri
Theobroma grandiflorum
Theobroma mammosum
Theobroma microcarpum
Theobroma obovatum
Theobroma simiarum
Theobroma speciosum
Theobroma subincanum
Theobroma sylvestre
Theobroma velutinum
unclassified Theobroma

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Rosanae
Malvales
Malvaceae
Byttnerioideae
Theobromateae
Theobroma
Theobroma cacao
Theobroma cacao subsp. leiocarpum (this page)
Theobroma cacao f. pentagonum
Theobroma cacao subsp. cacao
Theobroma cacao var. leiocarpum

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Rosanae
Malvales
Malvaceae
Byttnerioideae
Theobromateae
Theobroma
Theobroma cacao
Theobroma cacao var. leiocarpum (this page)
Theobroma cacao f. pentagonum
Theobroma cacao subsp. cacao
Theobroma cacao subsp. leiocarpum

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Rosanae
Malvales
Malvaceae
Byttnerioideae
Theobromateae
Theobroma
Theobroma cacao (this page)
Theobroma cacao f. pentagonum
Theobroma cacao subsp. cacao
Theobroma cacao subsp. leiocarpum
Theobroma cacao var. leiocarpum
Theobroma albiflora
Theobroma albiflorum
Theobroma angustifolium
Theobroma asclepiadiflorum
Theobroma augustum
Theobroma balaense
Theobroma bernouillii
Theobroma bernoullii
Theobroma bicolor
Theobroma calodesme
Theobroma camargoanum
Theobroma canumanense
Theobroma capilliferum
Theobroma caribaeum
Theobroma chocoense
Theobroma cirmolinae
Theobroma duckei
Theobroma ferruginea
Theobroma gileri
Theobroma glaucum
Theobroma grandiflorum
Theobroma guazuma
Theobroma guianense
Theobroma guianensis
Theobroma hylaeum
Theobroma laciniifolium
Theobroma leiocarpum
Theobroma mammosum
Theobroma mariae
Theobroma martiana
Theobroma martii
Theobroma microcarpum
Theobroma nemorale
Theobroma obovatum
Theobroma ovatifolium
Theobroma pentagonum
Theobroma pulcherrimum
Theobroma purpureum
Theobroma sapidum
Theobroma sect. Theobroma
Theobroma simiarum
Theobroma sinuosum
Theobroma stipulatum
Theobroma subincanum
Theobroma sylvestre
Theobroma tessmannii
Theobroma velutinum
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