Theobroma cacao
Theca Malvaceae

Theobroma cacao

Malvaceae Family
Taxonomic Classification
Kingdom Plantae Family Malvaceae
PlantGIR · v1.1
Genome & Ploidy
Polyploidy History (PhyloWGD)
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Species Notes
Description
Theobroma cacao is a small evergreen tree in the Malvaceae family. Its seeds—cocoa beans—are used to make chocolate liquor, cocoa solids, 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 d'Ivoire.
Data source
sync_pangenome_to_db.py
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