Theobroma
See also: theobroma
Translingual
![](Images/wiktionary/Cacao.jpeg.webp)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”) + βρῶμα (brôma, “food”).
Proper noun
Theobroma n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – cacao and related South American plants.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Malvaceae - family; Byttnerioideae - subfamily; Theobromeae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Theobroma sect. Andropetalum, Theobroma sect. Glossopetalum, Theobroma sect. Rhytidocarpus, Theobroma sect. Telmatocarpus, Theobroma sect. Theobroma - sections
- Theobroma cacao - type species
See also
- theobromine
References
Theobroma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Theobroma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Theobroma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Theobroma at USDA Plants database
- Theobroma at Tropicos
- Theobroma at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Theobroma at Encyclopedia of Life
- Theobroma at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Theobroma at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Theobroma at The Plant List