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botanical illustration of Castarica, Theobroma angustifolium

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Castarica

Theobroma angustifolium

Castarica · Emerald Cacao · Cacao de montaña · Kolót Tsirú · Salo’ · Wë̀röm · kakaovník úzkolistý · theobroma

At a glance

Origin / distribution: MX

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: ASH, BEHENIC-ACID, CAFFEINE, CARBOHYDRATES

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Sterculiaceae

Scientific name: Theobroma angustifolium

Common names: Castarica, Emerald Cacao, Cacao de montaña, Kolót Tsirú, Salo’, Wë̀röm, kakaovník úzkolistý, theobroma

POWO: 825560-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in MX.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • MX

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ASH
  • BEHENIC-ACID
  • CAFFEINE
  • CARBOHYDRATES
  • FAT
  • FIBER
  • OLEIC-ACID
  • PALMITIC-ACID
  • PROTEIN
  • THEOBROMINE
  • THEOPHYLLINE
  • WATER
  • LINOLEIC-ACID
  • STEARIC-ACID
  • ARACHIDIC-ACID

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Theobroma angustifolium
Theobroma angustifolium · Acadmie internationale de gographie botanique

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
  • powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
  • wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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