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December 2021

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Theobroma L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 782 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000038157.

Literature

Synonyms of Theobroma

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Deltonea Peckolt in Zeitschr. Allg. Oesterr. Apoth. Ver. xxi. (1883) 185, nomen. wfo-4000044901

Species in Theobroma ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Theobroma:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma cacao f. lacandonense Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 514. 1964 wfo-0001325121
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma cacao f. pentagonum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 513. 1964 wfo-0001325120
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma cacoa f. pentagonum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 513. 1964 wfo-0001325119
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma cordatum Ruiz, Pav., apud Lopez & Cuatrec. Ciencia (Mexico) 22: 91. 1963 wfo-0001356897
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma huazumum Ruiz & Pav. Ciencia (Mexico) 22: 88. 1963 wfo-0001356898