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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 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 ]
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 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]
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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 ...
Theobroma (Theobroma spp) is the genus of plant labelled in Latin as the "food of the gods" in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus. Theobroma may also refer to: Theobroma, Rondônia, a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Theobroma oil, also known as cocoa butter, extracted from Theobroma spp seeds.
Theobromine, also known as xantheose, is the principal alkaloid of Theobroma cacao (cacao plant). [4] Theobromine is slightly water- soluble (330 mg/L) with a bitter taste. [ 5 ] In industry, theobromine is used as an additive and precursor to some cosmetics . [ 4 ]