Theobroma
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Translingual
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
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 National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Theobroma at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Theobroma at The Plant List
