Cacao
Theobroma cacao
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Theobroma cacao
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Continent
- South America
- Habitat
- Rainforest
- Form
- Tree
- Leaves
- Evergreen
- Flower colour
- White, Pink
- Blooms in
- Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
- Use
- Food, Drink, Oil
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- Linnaeus named its genus Theobroma, Greek for 'food of the gods'.
- Tiny midges pollinate its flowers, which grow right out of the trunk and thick branches.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q42385 · All plants · All entries