Organisms

Cacao

A tree of the family MALVACEAE, order MALVALES, whose seeds are processed to yield cocoa and CHOCOLATE.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A tree of the family MALVACEAE, order MALVALES, whose seeds are processed to yield cocoa and CHOCOLATE.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Cocoa Plant
  • Theobroma cacao
  • Plant, Cocoa
  • Theobroma

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, economics, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

CHOCOLATE is also available

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History Note

2019(1963)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.859.821w.500w.164w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cacao. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002099. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002099
  2. Cacao. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theobroma_cacao
  3. Cacao. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42385