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Cacao tree
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Mallow family: kapok, cacao & okra

Cacao tree

Theobroma cacao L.

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Names

EnglishCacao tree
DutchCacaoboom
SpanishCacao
Chinese可可树
Sranan Tongokakaw
Scientific nameTheobroma cacao L.

About this species

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 d'Ivoire.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalvales
FamilyMalvaceae
GenusTheobroma

In Suriname

65Records in Suriname
8iNaturalist observations
1844First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne10
  • Sipaliwini10
  • Paramaribo4
  • Brokopondo2
  • Para1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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