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Herrania
Theobroma is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It was previously classified as a member of Sterculiaceae, which has been incorporated into Malvaceae to make it monophyletic. It contains 41 species of small understory trees native to the tropical forests of Central and South America.
The seeds of the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), the best known species of the genus, are used for making chocolate. Cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum), mocambo (Theobroma bicolor) and capacui (Theobroma speciosum) are also of economic importance.
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first
monkey cocoa
speciesHerrania purpurea
Herrania mariae
speciesHerrania mariae
Herrania kanukuensis
speciesHerrania kanukuensis
Herrania nitida
speciesHerrania nitida
Herrania balaensis
speciesHerrania balaensis
Herrania albiflora
speciesHerrania albiflora
Herrania cuatrecasana
speciesHerrania cuatrecasana
Herrania pulcherrima
speciesHerrania pulcherrima
Herrania umbratica
speciesHerrania umbratica
Herrania cuatrecasasiana
speciesHerrania cuatrecasasiana
Herrania camargoana
speciesHerrania camargoana
Herrania laciniifolia
speciesHerrania laciniifolia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 186525.