Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Theobroma cacao
Common name:
Kakaoboom, Cacao tree
Family:
Malvaceae (Mallow)
Distribution:
Central America
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
Comments:
Cacao is cultivated on roughly 17,000,000 acres (69,000 km2) worldwide. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the top 2 cacao-producing countries in 2005 were Ivory Coast and Ghana.
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Locations
1:
Tropical house 1
(Tropical House 1)
• Accession: 2014-240/2 • Provenance: Horticultural
2:
Tropical house 1
(Tropical House 1)
• Accession: 2014-916/1 • Provenance: Horticultural
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Individual