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Taxon:
Theobroma grandiflorum
(Willd. ex Spreng.) K. Schum.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Theobroma
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Byttnerioideae
Tribe:
Theobromateae
Nomen number:
101891
Place of publication:
C. F. P. von Martius, Fl. bras. 12(3):76, t. 8. 1886
Verified:
11/07/1985
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
Alves, R. M. et al.
2007. High levels of genetic divergence and inbreeding in populations of cupuassu (
Theobroma grandiflorum
). Tree Genet. Genomes 3:289-298.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/112958/
Arkcoll, D. B. & C. R. Clemenet.
1989. Potential new food crops from the Amazon. New crops for food and industry. 1989 156, 159.
Borrone, J. W. et al.
2007. The potential of the WRKY gene family for phylogenetic reconstruction: An example from the Malvaceae. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 44:1143, 1146, 1147.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/10557903
Cuatrecasas, J.
1964. Cacao and its allies: a taxonomic revision of the genus
Theobroma
. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35:552.
Dantas, L. G. & M. Guerra.
2009. Chromatin differentiation between
Theobroma cacao
L. and
T. grandiflorum
Schum. Genet. Molec. Biol. 33:94-98.
Facciola, S.
Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
Note:
Kampong Publications
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Note:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Theobroma+grandiflorum&quantity=1
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord.
Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/
Hernández L., C. & M. S. Hernández G.
2012. Growth and development of the cupuacu fruit (
Theobroma grandiflorum
(Willd. Ex Spreng.) Schum.) in the western colombian Amazon. Agron. Colomb. 30:95-102.
IPGRI.
New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/databases/new_world_fruits_database/search.html
Mabberley, D. J.
Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses, third edition. 2008 845.
Note:
re. substitute for cocoa butter
Macbride, J. F. et al., eds.
Flora of Peru. 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
Martinson, V. A.
1966. Hybridization of cacao and
Theobroma grandiflora
. J. Heredity 57:134-136.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Note:
American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, MD
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S. & G. Espig.
The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics. 1991
Silva S., C. R. & A. Figueira.
2005. Phylogenetic analysis of
Theobroma
(Sterculiaceae) based on Kunitz-like trypsin inhibitor sequences. Pl. Syst. Evol. 250:94, 99, 100, 101.
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/606
Silva S., C. R. et al.
2004. Description of Amazonian
Theobroma
L. collections, species identification, and characterization of interspecific hybrids. Acta Bot. Brasil. 18:333-341.
Smith, N. J. H. et al.
1992. Tropical forests and their crops. 68-75.
Vásquez M., R. et al.
1997. Flórula de las Reservas Biológicas de Iquitos, Perú: Allpahuayo-Mishana, Explornapo Camp, Explorama Lodge. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63:703.
Note:
cultivated
Venturieri, G. A.
2011. Flowering levels, harvest season and yields of cupuassu (
Theobroma grandiflorum
). Acta Amazon. 41:143-152.
Villachica, H.
1996. Frutales y hortalizas promisorios de la amazonia. Tratado de Cooperacion Amazonica. 1993- 44:103-112.
Whitlock, B. A. & D. A. Baum.
1999. Phylogenetic relationships of
Theobroma
and
Herrania
(Sterculiaceae) based on sequences of the nuclear gene Vicilin. Syst. Bot. 24:128-138.
www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Zhang, D. et al.
2011.
Theobroma
. Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, plantation and ornamental crops. 2011 13:286-288.
Note:
this review recognized
Theobroma grandiflorum
as a potential source of valuable agronomic traits "that could be introgressed into cacao"
Common names
Portuguese
cupuaçú –
Reference(s)
cupuassú –
Reference(s)
Spanish
copoasú –
Reference(s)
unknown
copoasu –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Acre
w.
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Amazonas
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Para
s.
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
also cult.
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
Caqueta
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Loreto
Native
Southern America
BRAZIL:
Brazil
[Acre (w.), Amazonas, Para (s.)]
Cultivated
Southern America
BRAZIL:
Brazil
(also cult.)
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
[Caqueta],
Ecuador
,
Peru
[Loreto]
Economic Uses
Food additives
Human food
beverage base (fide CoopAmaz 44:111.) –
Reference(s)
Materials
lipids (as a substitute for cocoa butter fide Mabberleys Pl Book) –
Reference(s)
Medicines
folklore (fide Herbs Commerce ed2) –
Reference(s)
Name
References
Economic Uses