Theobroma cacao L. (code: THEOCACA)

cacao (en)

• Family: Malvaceae
• Wikipedia: LINK
• Uses: food
• Morphology: Leaves alternate. Petiole narrow, at an angle to plane of leaf, and swollen ‘knee’ at petiole apex. Leaves large, dark-green, with strongly curving secondary veins. Older plants show a ‘V’ pair of basal secondary veins, but these are less obvious in the smaller plants.