Details for: PI 668476, Theobroma cacao L., 'MO 20'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Theobroma cacao L.
Cultivar:
'MO 20'
Origin:
Donated – England, United Kingdom
Received by NPGS:
07 Oct 2008
Improvement Status:
Clone
Form Received:
Budwood
Availability
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Plant1 countTARS 18123 PL
Distributed as: Scionwood/Budwood (Any time), Fruit (Seasonal)
  
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Theobroma cacao L.
Cultivar:
'MO 20'
Origin:
Donated – England, United Kingdom
Received by NPGS:
07 Oct 2008
Improvement Status:
Clone
Form Received:
Budwood
Source History
Donated

England, United Kingdom

Donor(s):
28 July 2008.
Florida, United States
Comment: From USDA, ARS, SHRS (5 Budwood)
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'MO 20'
Type: Cultivar name
Morona River, Peru: Pound

RUQ #233
Type: Donor identifier
University of Reading Quarantine

TARS 18123
Type: Site identifier

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)
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
MORPHOLOGYNumber of SeedsNumber of seed per fruit33.5 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYPod LengthLength of fruit, in centimeters18.1 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYPod WeightAverage weight of fruit, in grams670.0 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYPod WidthDiameter of fruit, in centimeters9.2 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYPod ColorColor of the fruit3 - yellow CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYSeed ColorColor of the fruit seed1 - purple CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYPod Husk ThicknessMeasures the thickness of the husk, in cm1.9846 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYSeeds WeightWeight of the seeds, in grams100.413 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024 Not Available