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Theobroma is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It was previously classified as a member of Sterculiaceae , which has been incorporated into Malvaceae to make it monophyletic .
Theobroma bicolor can reach a height of 3–8 metres in open fields, although in the understories of forests it can grow to 25–30 metres. [3] It is a slow-growing tree and grows best in loose, unconsolidated soils.
Theobroma cacao (cacao tree or cocoa tree) is a small (6–12 m (20–39 ft) tall) evergreen tree in the Malvaceae family. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Its seeds - cocoa beans - are used to make chocolate liquor , cocoa solids , cocoa butter and chocolate . [ 4 ]
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Theobroma speciosum is an arboriform species of flowering plant in the mallow family native to northern South America. It is the 35th most abundant species of tree in the Amazon rainforest . [ 3 ]
Theobroma grandiflorum, commonly known as cupuaçu, also spelled cupuassu, cupuazú, cupu assu, or copoazu, is a tropical rainforest tree related to cacao. [2] Native and common throughout the Amazon basin, it is naturally cultivated in the jungles of northern Brazil, with the largest production in Pará, Amazonas and Amapá, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru. [2]
Sterculiaceae had previously been recognized as a family by most systematists; in its traditional sense the family includes about 70 genera, totalling around 1,500 species of tropical trees and shrubs. The most famous products of the family are chocolate and cocoa from Theobroma cacao, followed by kola nuts. Many species yield timber.
Theobroma mariae (Mart.) K. Schum. Abroma augustum , sometimes written Abroma augusta , [ 2 ] Devil's cotton, is a species of Abroma ( Sterculiaceae , or Malvaceae in some classifications). It has dark red flowers with a characteristic and unusual appearance.