Theobroma cacao

Sterculiaceae (cacao family) » Theobroma cacao

 

thee-OH-broh-muh or thee-oh-BROH-muh -- food of the Gods

kah-KAY-oh -- possibly from Nahuatl (Aztec language) cacahuatl, the name for the fruit

 

commonly known as: cacao, chocolate, cocoa

 

Native to: tropical Americas

 

 

References: Wikipedia • M.M.P.N.D. • World Agroforestry Centre

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