Details for: PI 668459, Theobroma cacao L., CACAO TARS 34


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Theobroma cacao L.
Top Name:
CACAO TARS 34
Origin:
Developed – Puerto Rico, United States
Received by NPGS:
1982
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Plant1 countTARS 17839 PL
Distributed as: Scionwood/Budwood (Any time), Fruit (Seasonal)
  
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POD

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Theobroma cacao L.
Top Name:
CACAO TARS 34
Origin:
Developed – Puerto Rico, United States
Received by NPGS:
1982
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Developed
2000.
Puerto Rico, United States

Developer(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
CACAO TARS 34
Type: Developer identifier

TARS 17839
Type: Site identifier
Group: CACAO-TARS

Narrative
Theobroma cacao L.
Genus:
Theobroma
Section:
Theobroma
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Byttnerioideae
Tribe:
Theobromateae
Nomen number:

101885
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:782. 1753
Verified:
11/07/1985 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Theobroma cacao L. Amelonado Group (0 active accession[s])
Theobroma cacao L. Contamana Group (0 active accession[s])
Theobroma cacao L. Criollo Group (0 active accession[s])
Theobroma cacao L. Curaray Group (0 active accession[s])
Theobroma cacao L. Guiana Group (0 active accession[s])
Theobroma cacao L. Iquitos Group (0 active accession[s])
Theobroma cacao L. Maranon Group (0 active accession[s])
Theobroma cacao L. Nacional Group (0 active accession[s])
Theobroma cacao L. Nanay Group (0 active accession[s])
Theobroma cacao L. Purus Group (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Theobroma cacao L. f. cacao
Theobroma cacao L. subsp. cacao

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Theobroma cacao L. subsp. sphaerocarpum (A. Chev.) Cuatrec.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Theobroma cacao L. f. leiocarpum (Bernoulli) Ducke
Theobroma cacao L. f. pentagonum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec.
Theobroma leiocarpum Bernoulli
Theobroma pentagonum Bernoulli
Theobroma sativum (Aubl.) Lign. & Le Bey
Theobroma sphaerocarpum A. Chev.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcacao  1Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Englishcocoa  1Vossen, H. A. M. van der & M. Wessel, eds. 2000. Stimulants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 16:113.
Frenchcacaoyer  2Vossen, H. A. M. van der & M. Wessel, eds. 2000. Stimulants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 16:113.
Germanechter Kakaobaum  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
GermanKakaopflanze  2Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
Portuguese (Brazil)cacaoeiro  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)cacau  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanishárbol del cacao  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishcacaotero  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishcalabacillo  2Cuatrecasas, J. 1964. Cacao and its allies: a taxonomic revision of the genus Theobroma. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35:515-517. Note: as Theobroma cacao subsp. sphaerocarpum
Spanishforastero  2Cuatrecasas, J. 1964. Cacao and its allies: a taxonomic revision of the genus Theobroma. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35:515-517. Note: as Theobroma cacao subsp. sphaerocarpum
Swedishkakao  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
Other Links
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Citations
  • Goenaga, R. et al. 2009. TARS Series of Cacao Germplasm Selections. HortScience 44(3):826-827. Number of accessions cited: 9
Pedigree
Description:
UF-668 x Pound-7

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
DISEASEInfected PodsAverage number of infected fruit per tree per year8.0 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2007-2011 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYNumber of SeedsNumber of seed per fruit35.8 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2007-2011 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYPod LengthLength of fruit, in centimeters14.5 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2007-2011 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYPod WeightAverage weight of fruit, in grams306.9 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2007-2011 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYPod WidthDiameter of fruit, in centimeters7.9 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2007-2011 Not Available
PRODUCTIONDry WeightDry seed weight (~7.0% moisture), in grams36.8 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2007-2011 Not Available
PRODUCTIONFresh WeightWet seed weight, in grams198.2 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2007-2011 Not Available
PRODUCTIONPod IndexNumber of pods needed to reach 1 kilogram of dry weight27.2 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2007-2011 Not Available
PRODUCTIONTotal PodsAverage fruits per tree per year26.4 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2007-2011 Not Available
PRODUCTIONYieldEstimated kilograms of dry weight per tree per year0.97 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2007-2011 Not Available
Genotype Data
Poly TypeMarkerValueEvaluationStudy TypeInventory
MICROSATELLITEMTCCIR1140 140CACAOSSR2007FINGERPRNT 
MICROSATELLITEMTCCIR11300 307CACAOSSR2007FINGERPRNT 
MICROSATELLITEMTCCIR12213 213CACAOSSR2007FINGERPRNT 
MICROSATELLITEMTCCIR15234 236CACAOSSR2007FINGERPRNT 
MICROSATELLITEMTCCIR18333 345CACAOSSR2007FINGERPRNT 
MICROSATELLITEMTCCIR22287 290CACAOSSR2007FINGERPRNT 
MICROSATELLITEMTCCIR24185 197CACAOSSR2007FINGERPRNT 
MICROSATELLITEMTCCIR26297 307CACAOSSR2007FINGERPRNT 
MICROSATELLITEMTCCIR33309 346CACAOSSR2007FINGERPRNT 
MICROSATELLITEMTCCIR37147 165CACAOSSR2007FINGERPRNT 
MICROSATELLITEMTCCIR40271 278CACAOSSR2007FINGERPRNT 
MICROSATELLITEMTCCIR6231 247CACAOSSR2007FINGERPRNT 
MICROSATELLITEMTCCIR60187 193CACAOSSR2007FINGERPRNT 
MICROSATELLITEMTCCIR7155 159CACAOSSR2007FINGERPRNT 
MICROSATELLITEMTCCIR8290 304CACAOSSR2007FINGERPRNT