Malvaceae FAMILY

Theobroma glaucum

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Theobroma glaucum is an evergreen tree growing 8 - 15 metres tall. The bole can be up to 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 seeds are gathered from the wild and used to make chocolate and the fruits are much appreciated locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.

HabitatThe lower tree storey of evergreen rainforests[ 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. ]. Found from the lower level of the great rivers up to elevations of 450 metres in forested hills[ 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. ].