Details for: PI 668503, Theobroma cacao L., GU 156 B


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Theobroma cacao L.
Top Name:
GU 156 B
Origin:
Donated –
Received by NPGS:
2012
Improvement Status:
Clone
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Theobroma cacao L.
Top Name:
GU 156 B
Origin:
Donated –
Received by NPGS:
2012
Improvement Status:
Clone
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Donated
20 July 2009.
Costa Rica

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
GU 156 B
Type: Developer identifier

TARS 18278
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 fruit31.8 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYPod LengthLength of fruit, in centimeters14.5 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYPod WeightAverage weight of fruit, in grams365.9 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYPod WidthDiameter of fruit, in centimeters8.0 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYPod ColorColor of the fruit4 - yellow/green 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 cm1.5123 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYSeeds WeightWeight of the seeds, in grams69.7 CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024 Not Available