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.