Theobroma

See also: theobroma

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”) + βρῶμα (brôma, “food”).

Proper noun

Theobroma n

1. 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 National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Theobroma at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Theobroma at The Plant List