Cacao
Cocoa
Scientific name : Theobroma cacao
Local name: Not known
Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)
| Kingdom | : Plantae |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta |
| Class | :Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass | : Dilleniidae |
| Order | : Theales |
| Family | :Clusiaceae |
| Genus | :Theobroma |
| Species | : T. cacao |
Botanical Description of Cacao
Habit: perennial tree
Root: tap root system
Stem: a small or medium-sized tree
Leaf: simple, petiolated, usually glabrous, elliptical oblong
Inflorsence: Are borne on leafless older trunk
Flower: Hermaphrodite, complete, flowers are five parts.
Calyx: sepal 5 whitish or redish
Corolla: petal 5 smaller the sepal
Fruit: berry
Economic Importance
People around the world enjoy cocoa in many different forms, like chocolate production.