WFO logo

Snapshots of the taxonomy
WFO Logo

As classified in WFO snapshot

December 2023

latest classification for this taxon

Previous Previous classification

genus

Theobroma L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 782 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000038157.

Statistics

${ isRankTypeStat ? 'Rank' : 'Status'}Total%
◼︎ ${ stat.label } ${ formatNumber(stat.value) }${ percentage(stat.value) }%
Total${formatNumber(currentTotalValues)}

Choose statistic to display:

Synonyms of Theobroma

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cacao Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr. (ed. 4) 1754. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000005881
Tribroma O.F.Cook J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 288. 1915. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000038892
Deltonea Peckolt in Zeitschr. Allg. Oesterr. Apoth. Ver. xxi. (1883) 185, nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000044901

Species in Theobroma ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Theobroma:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma cacao f. lacandonense Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 514. 1964 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325121
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma cacao f. pentagonum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 513. 1964 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325120
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma cacoa f. pentagonum (Bernoulli) Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 513. 1964 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325119
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma caribaeum Sweet Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 2. 67. 1830 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000458437
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma cordatum Ruiz, Pav., apud Lopez & Cuatrec. Ciencia (Mexico) 22: 91. 1963 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001356897
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma flaviflorum Aguilar & D.Santam. Syst. Bot. 48(2): 315 2023 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000055669
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma fossilium E.W.Berry Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. 75(24): 8, t. 1, f. 13–14 1929 — wfo-0001238081
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma huazumum Ruiz & Pav. Ciencia (Mexico) 22: 88. 1963 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001356898
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma montanum Goudot ex Bernoulli in Denkschr. Schw. Naturf. Ges. xxiv. (1871) n. III. 15 (sp. ignota). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000458736
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma pulcherrimum Pittier Man. Pl. Usual. Venez. 147 (1926). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000458751
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Theobroma sagittatum Pav. ex A.Chev. Rev. Int. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. xxvi. 274 (1946), sine descr. lat. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000458748