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Theobroma cacao

Theobroma cacao L.  [Unverified Identification]


Family Malvaceae
Local Name Kakao
Habit Tree
Habitat At low and medium altitudes
Special Notes Seeds are numerous and embedded in whitish pulp
Ethnobotanical Uses FOOD: seeds are source of commercial cocoa powder;
Collected from Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) Kevin H. Ojos

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