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Theobroma cacao

Theobroma cacao (cacao tree or cocoa tree) is a small (6–12 m (20–39 ft) tall) evergreen tree in the Malvaceae family. Its seeds—cocoa beans when dried and fermented—are used to make chocolate liquor, cocoa powder, cocoa butter and chocolate. Although the tree is native to the tropics of the Americas, the largest producer of cocoa beans in 2022 was Côte…

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Theobroma cacao

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Theobroma cacao

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related to history · 36
Theobroma cacao → Albert Eckhout, Aztec, Bloom, Caribbean, Coe, Cortés, Demand, Dominican, Dutch Brazil, Dutch Golden Age, England, European, Examples, France, French, Hispanic, Kekchi Maya, Linnaeus, Mesoamerica, Moctezuma
related to Conservation · 20
Theobroma cacao → Breeders, Cacao Genetic Resources, Conservation, Foundation, Global Strategy, However, In, International Cocoa Quarantine Centre, Iquitos, It, Many, Other, Peru, Phytopathogens, Some, Sustainable Cocoa Economy, The, Theobroma, This, Use
related to Taxonomy · 15
Theobroma cacao → Amelonado, Byttnerioideae, Cacao, Contamana, Criollo, Curaray, In, Iquitos, Malvaceae, Marañon, Nacional, Nanay, Purús, Theobroma, These

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kakaw in Tzeltalinstance ofThe specific name cacao is the Hispanization of the name given to the plant in indigenous Mesoamerican languages0.80text
Kʼicheʼinstance ofThe specific name cacao is the Hispanization of the name given to the plant in indigenous Mesoamerican languages0.80text
Classic Mayainstance ofThe specific name cacao is the Hispanization of the name given to the plant in indigenous Mesoamerican languages0.80text
Theobroma cacaorelated to ConservationThe0.60section
Theobroma cacaorelated to ConservationBreeders0.60section
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Theobroma cacaorelated to ConservationGlobal Strategy0.60section
Theobroma cacaorelated to ConservationConservation0.60section
Theobroma cacaorelated to ConservationUse0.60section
Theobroma cacaorelated to ConservationCacao Genetic Resources0.60section
Theobroma cacaorelated to ConservationFoundation0.60section
Theobroma cacaorelated to ConservationSustainable Cocoa Economy0.60section

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