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Details for: PI 668502,
Theobroma cacao
L., 'SCA 6'
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Theobroma cacao
L.
Cultivar:
'SCA 6'
Origin:
Donated – Pennsylvania, United States
Maintained:
Tropical Agriculture Research Station
Received by NPGS:
19 Jul 2010
Improvement Status:
Clone
Form Received:
Tissue culture
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
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Fruit
1 count
TARS 18236 PL
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(2
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Theobroma cacao
L.
Cultivar:
'SCA 6'
Origin:
Donated – Pennsylvania, United States
Maintained:
Tropical Agriculture Research Station
Received by NPGS:
19 Jul 2010
Improvement Status:
Clone
Form Received:
Tissue culture
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Donated
19 July 2010.
Pennsylvania, United States
Comment:
Obtained from the Pennsylvania State University
Donor(s):
Mendez, Yaleidis, USDA, ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
'SCA 6'
Type: Cultivar name
TARS 18236
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
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358803
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
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
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
cacao
1
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
English
cocoa
1
Vossen, 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.
French
cacaoyer
2
Vossen, 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.
German
echter Kakaobaum
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
German
Kakaopflanze
2
Reichel, S.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. German common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
cacaoeiro
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
cacau
2
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Spanish
árbol del cacao
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
cacaotero
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
calabacillo
2
Cuatrecasas, 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
Spanish
forastero
2
Cuatrecasas, 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
Swedish
kakao
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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MORPHOLOGY
Number of Seeds
Number of seed per fruit
34.7
CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Pod Length
Length of fruit, in centimeters
16.3
CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Pod Weight
Average weight of fruit, in grams
432.1
CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Pod Width
Diameter of fruit, in centimeters
8.2
CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Pod Color
Color of the fruit
3 - yellow
CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Seed Color
Color of the fruit seed
1 - purple
CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Pod Husk Thickness
Measures the thickness of the husk, in cm
1.433
CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Seeds Weight
Weight of the seeds, in grams
98.8
CACAO.MAYAGUEZ.2019-2024
Not Available