Malvaceae
Theobroma

Theobroma speciosum Willd. ex Spreng.

First published in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 332 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peru to Bolivia and Venezuela (Bolívar). It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2022 Krukoff, B.A. [5295] Brazil K001213442 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Gallo, A.; Soares, C.R.A.; Pedroga, J.A.; Della Colleta, R.F.L. [210] Brazil K000447626 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Thomas, W.; Guedes, J.; Lima, R.P. [4111] Brazil K001213431 Yes
Aug 1, 1958 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000381044 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1958 Spruce, R. [456] Brazil K000381045 Unknown Type Material Yes
Prance, G.T. [24725] Brazil K001213418 Yes
Sasaki, D. [210] Brazil K001213424 Yes
Costa, D.C. [45] Brazil K001213413 Yes
Sperling, C.R. [6177] Brazil K001213427 Yes
Prance, G.T. [58918] Brazil K001212905 Yes
Amaral, I.L. [29] Brazil K001213428 Yes
Daly, D.C. [1546] Brazil K001213436 Yes
Groves-Raines, S.; Prescott, M. [172] Bolivia K:SPC-59896.000 No
Silva, A.S. [AS/131] Brazil K001213416 Yes
Daly, D.C. [1165] Brazil K001213414 Yes
Thomas, W.W. [6254] Brazil K001213438 Yes
Pennington, R.T.; Rowe, E.C.; et al. [55] Bolivia K:SPC-55649.000 No
Maas, P.J.M. [P/13231] Brazil K001213421 Yes
Silva, M. [2432] Brazil K001213425 Yes
Thomas, W. [4074] Brazil K001213419 Yes
Balée, W.L. [1025] Brazil K001213429 Yes
Ducke [281] Brazil K001213420 Yes
Daly, D.C. [D/258] Brazil K001213422 Yes
Strudwick, J.J. [s.n.] Brazil K001213437 Yes
Spruce, R. [1737] K000381046 Type Yes
Thomas, W. [4111] Brazil K001213430 Yes
Sobel, G.L. [4882] Brazil K001213432 Yes
Irvine, D.; Jipa, H. [D1 1066] Ecuador K:SPC-51363.000 No
Prance, G.T. [26497] Brazil K001213435 Yes
Prance, G.T. [7189] Brazil K001213423 Yes
Berg, C.C. [541] Brazil K001213415 Yes
Prance, G.T. [6563] Brazil K001213412 Yes
Ule, E. [9609] Brazil K001213407 Yes
Prance, G.T. [25159] Brazil K001213417 Yes
Prance, G.T. [5411] Brazil K001213426 Yes
Zappi, D.C.; Milliken, W.; Biggs, N.; Henicka, G.S.; Silveira, E.A.; Piva, J.H. [1130] Brazil K000447918 Yes
Cid, C.A. [4686] Brazil K001213411 Yes
Daly, D.C. [D/749] Brazil K001213433 Yes
Taylor, E.L. [1144] Brazil K001213409 Yes
Prance, G.T. [7613] Brazil K001213410 Yes
Ducke, A. [7619] Brazil K001213408 Yes
Dec 1, 2011 Sagot, P. [1205] Guyana Theobroma quinquenervium K000779800 Type Yes
Dec 1, 2011 Sagot, P. [1206] Guyana Theobroma quinquenervium K000779801 Type Yes
Dec 1, 2011 Spruce, R. [1737] Brazil Theobroma quinquenervium K000779802 Isotype Yes
Dec 1, 2011 Spruce, R. [1737] Theobroma quinquenervium K000381043 Isolectotype Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1117] Brazil Theobroma speciosum var. quinquenervium K001213440 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1080] Brazil Theobroma speciosum var. quinquenervium K001213441 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1117] Brazil Theobroma speciosum var. quinquenervium K001213439 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0