Malvaceae FAMILY

Theobroma microcarpum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Theobroma microcarpum is an evergreen tree with a small crown; it can grow 10 - 20 metres tall. The bole can be 20 - 30cm in diameter[ 636 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 35 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institution Press; Washington. Year 1968 ISBN Description A treatment of the genus Theobroma and a monograph of the Humiriaceae are two of the various articles contained in this issue. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The edible seed is collected from the wild and used locally to make chocolate. The plant is sometimes cultivated for its seeds in Bahia, Brazil[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Brazilian and Colombian Amazon.

HabitatThe lower tree storey of evergreen rainforests, where it can sometimes become abundant, growing on elevated ground and moderately inundatable alluvial land[ 636 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 35 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Smithsonian Institution Press; Washington. Year 1968 ISBN Description A treatment of the genus Theobroma and a monograph of the Humiriaceae are two of the various articles contained in this issue. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].