Cacao Tree

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Object Details

Collector

A. Novi

Discipline

Botany

Description

This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.

Notes

These are leaves and seed pods from a cacao tree. One seed pod is unopened and is entirely brown, while the other seed pod is vertically cut in half and has exposed white innards and dark brown seeds. The leaves are dark green and are arranged behind the seed pods. Overall, the specimen measures approximately 37 cm x 28 cm. The cacao seed pods measure approximately 16 cm x 7 cm. This specimen description was written remotely based on images as part of Amber Kreiensieck's internship in Fall 2021.

Number of objects in this record

Record Last Modified

27 Dec 2023

USNM Number

EO400543-DSP

Object Type

Education and Outreach collections

Scientific Name

Theobroma cacao

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Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center

Taxonomy

Plantae, Equisetopsida, Magnoliidae, Rosanae, Malvales, Malvaceae

Topic

Education & Outreach

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d0002cf8-b515-45be-929b-7ef072e52672

Record ID

nmnheducation_10973225