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(First upload on May 12 2022. Last on January 4 2023) [ 日本語 | English ]

[APG: Malvaceae]

Theobroma L. (カカオ)

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20 species worldwide

Lifeform: small understory trees Distribution: tropical forests in Central and South America.

T. cacao L. (カカオ)

Theobroma cacao in Hokkaido

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Theobroma L. (カカオ) Kakao/Kokoa (カカオ/ココア, 加加阿), cacao tree or cocoa tree Lifeform: evergreen, short tree ≈ 10 m tall Distribution: southeastern Mexico to the Amazon basin

Habitat: humid forests Flower: cauliflory (乾生花) Pollination: flies, represented by Forcipomyia Use: cocoa, main ingredient of chocolate Synonyms: Cacao minar Gaertn. or Cacao minus Gaertn.

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[1-3] at Sakuya Konohana Kan (咲くやこの花館) located in Osaka, western Japan, on February 6 2022. [4/5] in the glasshouse of Kyoto Botanical Gardens, western Japan, on September 17 2022.