Overview
Distribution
Localities documented in Tropicos sources
Brazil (South America)
Honduras (Mesoamerica)
Colombia (South America)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
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Forzza, R. C. & et al. 2010. 2010 Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil. http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/100002289
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Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/866
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Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. 2011. Flora de Antioquia. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares, vol. 2. Listado de las Plantas Vasculares del Departamento de Antioquia. Pp. 1-939.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/100008595
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Theobroma
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Theobroma is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is sometimes classified as a member of Sterculiaceae. It contains roughly 20 species of small understory trees native to the tropical forests of Central and South America. The generic name is derived from the Greek words θεος (theos), meaning "god," and βρῶμα (broma), meaning "food". It translates to "food of the gods."
Theobroma cacao, the most well known species of the genus, is used for making chocolate.
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Selected species
- Theobroma angustifolium DC.
- Theobroma bicolor Humb. & Bonpl. – Mocambo
- Theobroma cacao L. – Cacao
- Theobroma canumanense Pires & Froes ex Cuatrec.
- Theobroma grandiflorum (Willd. ex Spreng.) K.Schum. – Cupuaçu
- Theobroma mammosum Cuatrec. & Léon
- Theobroma microcarpum Mart.
- Theobroma obovatum Klotzsch ex Bernoulli
- Theobroma simiarum Donn.Sm.
- Theobroma speciosum Willd. ex Spreng. – Cacaui
- Theobroma stipulatum Cuatrec.
- Theobroma subincanum Mart.
- Theobroma sylvestre Mart.[2]
Formerly placed here
- Abroma augustum (L.) L.f. (as T. augustum L.)
- Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. (as T. guazuma L.)
- Herrania albiflora Goudot (as T. albiflorum (Goudot) De Wild.)
- Herrania mariae (Mart.) Decne. ex Goudot (as T. mariae (Mart.) K. Schum.)
- Herrania purpurea (Pittier) R. E. Schult. (as T. purpureum Pittier)[2]
Uses
Several species of Theobroma produce edible seeds, notably cacao, cupuaçu, and mocambo. Cacao is commercially valued as the source of cocoa and chocolate.
Theobroma species are used as food plants by the larvae of some moths of the genus Endoclita, including E. chalybeatus, E. damor, E. hosei and E. sericeus. The larvae of another moth, Hypercompe muzina, feed exclusively on Theobroma cacao.
References
- ^ a b "Genus: Theobroma L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-06-05. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?12064. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
- ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Theobroma". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?12064. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
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