Theobroma cacao L.

higherClassification: Eukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 > Plantae > Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Malvales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl > Malvaceae Juss. > Byttnerioideae Burnett > Theobromateae A.Stahl > Theobroma L.
taxonID 56BND
parentNameUsageID 7VMT
scientificNameID jOj1FKV8Veft0hWKZalnv2
datasetID 1141
taxonomicStatus accepted
taxonRank species
scientificName Theobroma cacao L.
scientificNameAuthorship L.
genericName Theobroma
specificEpithet cacao
namePublishedIn L.
nomenclaturalCode ICN
references http://www.worldplants.de/?deeplink=Theobroma-cacao
Child

Theobroma cacao f. pentagonum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec. form accepted

Theobroma cacao subsp. cacao subspecies accepted

Theobroma cacao subsp. sphaerocarpa (A.Chev.) Cuatrec. subspecies accepted

Theobroma cacao f. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Ducke form accepted

DataSource Catalogue of Life   2025-06-13