Theobroma cacao, cacao tree - magic-plants ethnobotany

Theobroma cacao, cacao tree

Botanical names: Theobroma cacao, Cacao minus, Cacao theobroma, Theobroma caribaea, Theobroma integerrima, Theobroma leiocarpum, Theobroma saltzmanniana, Theobroma sativa, Theobroma sativum, Cacao minar, Cacao sativa		Malvaceae
Common names English: cacao tree, cocoa tree Spanish: árbol del cacao, cacaotero French: cacao, cacaotier, cacaoyer German: Kakaobaum
Active constituents: theobroma oil, protein, cellulose, starch, tannins, theobromine, caffeine

Theobroma cacao, cacao tree

illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants

Cacao theobroma flowers

Theobroma cacao fruits