科名：STERCULIACEAE（梧桐科）；属名：Theobroma L. （可可树属）；种名或亚种名：Theobroma cacao L. （可可）；；喜光、喜温、喜湿；多年生，花期几乎全年；乔木，枝广展，小枝有褐色短柔毛。叶互生，卵状长圆形或倒卵状长椭圆形，全缘。聚伞花序簇生于树干或粗枝上。花两性，萼片5枚，粉红色，花冠带黄色。核果椭圆状卵形，红色或黄色
Numerous collecting expeditions of Theobroma cacao L. germplasm have been undertaken in Latin-America. However, most of this germplasm has not contributed to cacao improvement because its relationship
The genus Theobroma comprises several trees species native to the Amazon. Theobroma cacao L. plays a key economic role mainly in the chocolate industry. Both cultivated and wild forms are described wi
