Cocoa tree
Theobroma cacao
Also known as Cocco, Cacao, Chocolate-nut tree
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About Cocoa tree
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.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Theobroma cacao
- Genus
- Theobroma
- Family
- STERCULIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most tropical parts of the world
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-May
Local Names
- Bengali
- কোকোয়া, কোকোয়া(উদ্ভিদ)
- Tamil
- கக்கவோ kakkavo, கொக்கோ
- Malayalam
- കൊക്കോ, Theobroma cacao
- Marathi
- कोको
Botanical family
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Cocoa tree belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
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