Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Theobroma bicolor - Peruvian cacao
Edible Portion : Fruit,Pulp,Seeds
A small evergreen tree. It grows 10-13 m high. It can be 30 m high in the forest. The leaves are papery and 15-35 cm long. They can have 2 colours. The flowers are in small groups on the thin branches. The fruit can weigh 300 g. The fruit is medium to large. It is 8-12 cm across. The fruit is cone shaped. The inside of the fruit is chocolate coloured.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It suits the hot, wet tropical lowlands. It usually grows as an understorey plant in the rainforests in Central and South America. In Central America it grows from sea level to 1,000 m altitude.
AKA Bacao, Cacao blanco, Cacao do Peru, Cacau-rana, Chis po yo, Culuju, Himoro amohi, Killa, Macambo, Macavu, Maraca, Maraco, Mocambo, Odaba, Odoba, Patashte, Pataste, Tiger cocoa, Wakamp,
Synonyms:
Cacao bicolor (Bonpl.) Poir.;
Theobroma cordata Ruiz & Pav.;
Theobroma ovatifolia Moc., Sesse & DC.;
Tribroma bicolor (Bonpl.) O. F. Cook;