Description originale
Bernoulli, K. G. 1869. Übersicht der bis jetzt bekannten Arten von Theobroma. Zürich. 15 pp. + 7 pls.

 

Source de la synonymie
Cuatrecasas, J. 1964. Cacao and its allies. A taxonomic revision of the genus Theobroma. Contribution from the United States National Herbarium, 35(6): 379-614. [CD_REF = 895769] Theobroma speciosum Willd. ex Spreng., 1826

 

Date de publication : Uebersicht Theobroma 8, t. 3, f. 3. 1869 [fide TL-2, 21022]. Puis republié in Denkschr. Allg. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges., 24(3): 8, t. 3, f. 3. 1871.

Orthographe : Décrit comme "quinquenervia" orth. var.

Type : "Hab. Barra in provincia Rio Negro, Brasiliae (Spruce 1737). Guyana Gallica (Sagot 1206 sub nom. Herrania guyanensis). [...] (v. s. in herb. Kew. et Monac.) [...] Das Sagot'sche Exemplar im Herbarium von Kew [...]." [protologue].
Brésil, Amazonas, Manaus ["Barra"], forests south of Rio Negro, 08/1851, fleurs. Tree, 20 feet, straight, with a whorl of branches only at summit, which are twice or thrice dichotomous. Trunk almost completely clad with fls which have a fine odor of bruised orange-leaves. Petals: cucullate claw pink & white, limb dull crimson with dark veins; the subulate processes blackish-red. "One of the prettiest things I have seen". R. Spruce 1737 (ST: M0211122; IST: B [détruit; F0BN009639], BM000630573, E, F, G, GH00061412, GOET, K000779802 [ex hb. Hook.], K000381043 [ex hb. Benth.], K000381046 p.p. [longer infl. only; ex hb. Benth.], LO, LE, OXF, P, W18890008921 [ex hb. Rchb.], WU).
Guyane française, Karouany, 10/1858, fleurs. "Cacao Herrania guianensis Sagot" Arbor florens, folii destitus erat. Eadem species a Spruce lecta est n°1737. Flores atropurpurei, suaveolentes. Fructus ovatus, pentagonus, breviter tomentosus, Cacao sativa paulo minor. P.A. Sagot 1206 (ST: BR0000013452513, K000779800 [ex hb. Hook.], K000779801 [ex hb. Benth.], MPU016429, U.1377897).