Theobroma speciosum

Theobroma speciosum
Flowers of T. speciosum in bud and in bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Theobroma
Species:
T. speciosum
Binomial name
Theobroma speciosum
Synonyms[2]
  • Theobroma quinquenervium Bernoulli
  • Theobroma speciosum var. coriaceum Huber
  • Theobroma speciosum var. quinquenervium (Bernoulli) K.Schum.
  • Theobroma subincanum Spruce ex Sagot

Theobroma speciosum is an arboriform species of flowering plant in the mallow family native to northern South America. It is the 35th most abundant species of tree in the Amazon rainforest.[3]

  1. ^ "Theobroma speciosum Willd. ex Mart". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  2. ^ "Theobroma speciosum Willd. ex Spreng". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  3. ^ Levis, C.; Costa, F. R. C.; Bongers, F.; Peña-Claros, M.; Clement, C. R.; Junqueira, A. B.; Neves, E. G.; Tamanaha, E. K.; Figueiredo, F. O. G.; Salomão, R. P.; Castilho, C. V. (2017-03-03). "Persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition". Science. 355 (6328): 925–931. Bibcode:2017Sci...355..925L. doi:10.1126/science.aal0157. hdl:10871/31028. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 28254935. S2CID 206654277. See Supplementary Materials, Table S2.


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