Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza National University researchers conducted a genomic analysis of fine aroma cocoa from northern ...

Cacao is the name of the small tree native to the Amazon basin that grows cacao, or cocoa, beans. Its scientific name, Theobroma cacao, translates to "food of the Gods." The ancient Mayans and ...

Theobroma cacao is regarded as a unique herb with numerous health benefits. Cacao trees were cultivated some 5,000 years ago in South America and are prevalent in equatorial regions worldwide.

The cacao tree species (Theobroma cacao L.), from which we get chocolate, is likely about 7.5 million years old, with chloroplast genomes indicating that the current known diversity diversified ...

Cacao is a fruit that grows on the Theobroma cacao tree, blooming in scattered areas from its trunk and mid branches. The fruit is large and oblong; it looks similar to an American football, ...

Theobroma cacao, better known as the source of our beloved chocolate, is more than just a delicious treat. This ancient plant holds a treasure trove of health benefits waiting to be explored.

For example, the application of ddRADseq has produced extensive SNP profiles across cacao populations, elucidating population structures and underlining the importance of genetic characterisation ...

Although Theobroma cacao, the cacao tree, was domesticated as early as 5,400 years ago in South America, it was an incredibly decisive crop for the Maya of modern-day Belize and Guatemala.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising find from the Amazon Basin: three new species of plants closely related to Theobroma cacao, the tree that gives us chocolate.This finding, made by examining ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Cacao (Theobroma Cacao) in the Sierra Nevada, Colombia ” in SA Supplements Vol. 38 No. 971supp (August 1894), p. 15523 doi:10.1038 ...