Theobroma cacao

Botanical classification

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Theobroma cacao. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

29 synonyms in this snapshot

• Cacao minarName author: Gaertn.
• Cacao minusName author: Gaertn.
• Cacao sativaName author: Aubl.
• Cacao theobromaName author: Tussac
• Theobroma cacao f. lacandonenseName author: Cuatrec.
• Theobroma cacao f. leiocarpumName author: (Bernoulli) Ducke
• Theobroma cacao f. pentagonumName author: (Bernoulli) Cuatrec.
• Theobroma cacao subsp. cacaoName author: Not supplied
• Theobroma cacao subsp. leiocarpumName author: (Bernoulli) Cuatrec.
• Theobroma cacao subsp. pentagonumName author: (Bernoulli) León
• Theobroma cacao subsp. sativaName author: (Aubl.) León
• Theobroma cacao subsp. sphaerocarpumName author: (A.Chev.) Cuatrec.
• Theobroma cacao var. leiocarpumName author: (Bernoulli) Cif.
• Theobroma caribaeumName author: Sweet
• Theobroma integerrimumName author: Stokes
• Theobroma kalaguaName author: De Wild.
• Theobroma leiocarpumName author: Bernoulli
• Theobroma minusName author: (Gaertn.) A.Chev.
• Theobroma pentagonumName author: Bernoulli
• Theobroma saltzmannianaName author: Bernoulli
• Theobroma salzmannianaName author: Bernoulli
• Theobroma sapidumName author: Pittier
• Theobroma sativaName author: (Aubl.) Lign. & Bey
• Theobroma sativa var. leucospermaName author: A.Chev.
• Theobroma sativa var. melanospermaName author: A.Chev.
• Theobroma sativumName author: (Aubl.) Lign. & Bey
• Theobroma sativum var. leucospermumName author: A.Chev.
• Theobroma sativum var. melanospermumName author: A.Chev.
• Theobroma sphaerocarpumName author: A.Chev.