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  Cocoa Butter-Theobroma Picture Monograph
Theobroma oil is usually employed as the basis for suppositories and pessaries.
Theobroma oil is sometimes an ingredient of emollient ointments and it is also used as a lubricant in massage.
Oil of theobroma is extracted either by expression, decoction, or the action of a solvent.
www.herbdatanz.com /cocoa_butter-theobroma_picture_monograph.htm   (863 words)

  
 Theobroma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theobroma is a genus of about 20 species in the family Sterculiaceae or sometimes classified as Malvaceae.
Several species of Theobroma produce edible seeds, notably Cacao, Cupuaçu, and Mocambo.
Theobroma species are used as food plants by the larvae of some moths of the genus Endoclita including E.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theobroma   (140 words)

  
 Ch20
Theobroma grandiflorum is an arboreal species which reaches 15 to 20m in height, but less than 8 m when cultivated.
The genus Theobroma is typically neotropical and is distributed in the tropical rain forest in the Western Hemisphere between lat.
As in all species of Theobroma, the seeds are not resistant to desiccation and are sown as soon as they have had the flesh removed and been washed.
www.fao.org /docrep/t0646e/T0646E0k.htm   (1836 words)

  
 STYLINGWORLD.COM: Theobroma Cacao Painted Chocolate Eggs
Theobroma Cacao is an original and vibrant chocolaterie, where innovative and unique products are handmade to the highest standards using only the purest natural ingredients.
All of Theobroma's recipes are designed and developed by Philip Neal, founder of Theobroma Cacao, throughout his career as head Pattisier in some of the UK’s leading five star establishments.
Theobroma Cacao's medium sized handmade chocolate "red" easter eggs are around 15cm high and are made from our finest white chocolate.
www.stylingworld.com /thesource/features/theobroma/index.php   (131 words)

  
 theobromacacao
Ultrastructure of cocoa fruits (Theobroma cacao) of cultivars with contrasting susceptibility to Moniliophthora roreri.
Laker, H. Reactions of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) seedlings and clonal plants to isolates of Crinipellis perniciosa in Trinidad.
(Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) in the pollination of cacao (Theobroma cacao) in Palmira, Valle (Colombia).
www.newcrops.uq.edu.au /listing/theobromacacao.htm   (9274 words)

  
 Theobroma Chocolate Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
One day, years ago, I was reading an article about one of my favorite foods and came across the biological or scientific name of the cacao tree (where chocolate comes from), Theobroma cacao.
Theobroma means "FOOD OF THE GODS" in Latin.
If for some reason you are not happy with something from Theobroma let us know and I'll personally do my best to make things right.
www.theobromachocolate.com   (238 words)

  
 Cacao
Cacao grows in partial shade at very low elevations between 20 degrees north and south latitude, where the average temperature is 25.5 degrees C (this species tolerates 15 to 35 degrees C), and the plants receive one to more than three meters of annual precipitation.
Theobroma is Greek for "the food of the gods," and the common names are taken from the Aztec and Mayan languages.
Aztecs considered cacao to be man's inheritance from Quetzalcoatl, the god of the air.
www.botgard.ucla.edu /html/botanytextbooks/economicbotany/Theobroma   (735 words)

  
 APSnet Feature - The Impact of Plant Diseases on World Chocolate Production   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Theobroma means the source of the “food of the gods,” hence its scientific name Theo (god) and broma (food).
The first report of the disease was by J. Rorer (1917-1925) while on a scientific trip to Ecuador to investigate serious losses in yields due to diseases (7).
It may be compelling to protect the tropical ecosystems that are still left to ensure the world’s coveted supply of chocolate and at the same time preserve many more biological riches integrated into the complex fabric of tropical diversity.
www.apsnet.org /online/feature/cacao/top.html   (5180 words)

  
 Chocolate Tree, Theobroma cacao
The Chocolate Tree was named Theobroma cacao and that Latin means 'food of the gods.' If the gods eat chocolate and cacao, so does everybody else.
Note also there are traditional organic cultivation methods to grow Theobroma cacao as well as "modern" chemical farming.
If all that is not enough excitement for you, the chocolate tree's close relative is Theobroma grandiflorum, often called by the common name Cupuacu or Cupuassu.
mgonline.com /chocolate.html   (536 words)

  
 botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Cacao - Herb Profile and Information
---Description and History---Cacao was named Theobroma by Linnaeus, the word meaning 'food of the gods,' so called from the goodness of its seeds.
The tree bears its leaves, flowers and fruit (like the orange tree) all the year round, but the usual season for gathering the fruit is June and December.
Oil of Theobroma or cacao butter is a yellowish white solid, with an odour resembling that of cocoa, taste bland and agreeable; generally extracted by expression.
www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/c/cacao-02.html   (431 words)

  
 Theobroma cacao
Some interesting facts about Theobroma cacao, the Fruit of Gods..
Origin of this tropical understory tree in the family of the Sterculiaceae are the Amazon Headwaters from where it moved to Central America.
The self-incompatibility of Theobroma cacao is an important issue.
www.ucs.louisiana.edu /~khh6430/cacao.html   (297 words)

  
 M.M.P.N.D. - Sorting Theobroma names
Theobroma cacao L. Theobroma cacao L. Criollo' -> Theobroma cacao L. subsp.
Theobroma leiocarpum Bernoulli -> Theobroma cacao L. subsp.
Theobroma pentagonum Bernoulli -> Theobroma cacao L. subsp.
www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au /Sorting/Theobroma.html   (405 words)

  
 Cacao - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cacao (Theobroma cacao) is a small (4–8 m tall) evergreen tree in the family Sterculiaceae (alternatively Malvaceae), native to tropical Mexico, but now cultivated throughout the tropics.
Their most important active constituent is theobromine, a compound similar to caffeine.
The scientific name Theobroma means "food of the gods", while cacao probably comes from the Mixe-Zoquean languages used by the Olmecs (Kakawa), and is believed to have been in use as early as 1000 BC.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theobroma_cacao   (596 words)

  
 Theobroma cacao from seed - Tropicals Forum - GardenWeb
I've grown cacao theobroma for several years - one thing sticks out - they are 100% intolerant of drought!
You may have gotten generalized tropical houseplant instructions - but cacao is most certainly not a general tropical houseplant in the least.
I finally got two plants I had been dying for: a theobroma cacao and a camellia sinensis.
forums.gardenweb.com /forums/load/tropical/msg101822129623.html   (1532 words)

  
 Theobroma cacao, True Chocolate Tree
The glory and fame of chocolate starts with the name, Theobroma cacao, which means "Food of the Gods" in Latin
Of course, Nature is in charge as usual, having given people chocolate from the cacao tree, a tropical jewel unmatched worldwide for its deserved fame
You may order your own Theobroma cacao, True Chocolate Tree, for only $185.00 plus $47.00 shipping and handling.
www.mgonlinestore.com /Cacao   (384 words)

  
 Database Entry for CACAO - Chocolate - Theobroma cacao, CACAO - Chocolate - Theobroma cacao, CACAO - Chocolate - ...
We are cooperating with one entrepreneur seeking a "lean green cacao bean" for renewable "organic low-fat rainforest chocolate".
Chocolate is made from the seeds of a plant called Theobroma cacao.
The seeds are dried and roasted and then processed to form cocoa, the basic ingredient in chocolate and chocolate products.
www.rain-tree.com /chocolate.htm   (1498 words)

  
 Theobroma's Blog
The site will be relocating to a new server and be sporting its own domain name so any body currently linking to the Kollaboration forums should be aware that in a couple of weeks you will need update your link/s.
I would like to update the links page on KDE-Artists.org to include all the KDE related websites I can find (they don't have to be just art related).
We think this is great and hope to see a lot more third party applications seeking artwork as a result.
theobromas.blogspot.com   (1398 words)

  
 Plant Bugs of the World - Distantiella theobroma
Distantiella theobroma Gibbs, Pickett and Leston 1968A: 284
Theobroma cacao Gibbs and Pickett, 1966A (Family: Sterculiaceae)
Theobroma cacao Oppong-Mensah and Kumar, 1974A (Family: Sterculiaceae)
research.amnh.org /pbi/catalog/references.php?id=19284   (62 words)

  
 Amano Artisan Chocolate -- Chocolate Handcrafted To Perfection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The botanical name is theobroma cacao, which, roughly translated, means “food of the gods” or more literally.
“God food.” There are actually several trees that are members of the theobroma species, such as theobroma bicolor.
The name theobroma cacao was first applied to the cocoa tree by Carolus Linnaeus—the father of modern-day taxonomic plant classification.
www.amanochocolate.com /articles/theobromacacao.html   (3826 words)

  
 Welcome to Theobroma Chocolatier
For a stocking stuffer or party favor, you might choose a reindeer, drum or sleigh filled with chocolates.
Put it in one of Theobroma's own gift bags...or let us do it for you.
For Hanukkah, we have Star of David pops, half-pound chocolate dreidle,Happy Hanukkah coins and of course specially designed baskets and buckets.
www.theobromachocolatier.com /pages/holidays.html   (157 words)

  
 UNI Hamburg - Biozentrum Klein Flottbek - Pflanzenökologie und Nutzpflanzenbiologie
The relatively high market value of the fruit pulp (2 - 4 US$ per kg), which is used for the production of juice, ice-cream, yoghurts, and other fresh products, makes the cultivation of cupuaçu-trees more and more attractive.
Furthermore the close relationship to the cocoa-tree (Theobroma cacao L.) give rise to the presumption that in addition to pulp production the seeds of T.
We investigate also changes in the ultrastructure of the cotyledonous cells, which seem to be decisive for a sound proteolysis leading to aroma precursors.
www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de /bzf/oknu/theobroma.htm   (547 words)

  
 Botany Photo of the Day: Theobroma cacao
This is fruit of the cacao plant; the seeds inside are processed to produce cocoa, cocoa butter and, when the two are combined with varying amounts of other ingredients, chocolate.
Presumed to be native to the equatorial mountainsides of the Andes, Theobroma cacao is now cultivated in many tropical regions of the world.
The largest producer is the Ivory Coast, accounting for over 40% of production (but at a cost: see “War Inflates Cocoa Prices but Leaves Africans Poor”, an October 30, 2002 article from the New York Times).
www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org /potd/2006/02/theobroma_cacao.php   (750 words)

  
 The Sea Slug Forum - Halgerda theobroma
Here is some information on, Halgerda theobroma, one of the new species of Halgerda that Terry Gosliner and I have just published.
Halgerda theobroma is named after cocoa due to its coloration.
This species can be found from 6 meters down to 30 meters, and so far, only in Western Australia.
www.seaslugforum.net /display.cfm?id=5477   (172 words)

  
 Theobroma cacao (Sterculiaceae) - HEAR species info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Nomenclatural information about Theobroma cacao is provided by ITIS.
Copyright-free images of (or related to) Theobroma cacao (Sterculiaceae) (cocoa tree) by Forest and Kim Starr (USGS) are presented online.
The Global Compendium of Weeds: Theobroma cacao L. The Global Compendium of Weeds provides worldwide citations of potential weediness of Theobroma cacao.
www.hear.org /species/theobroma_cacao   (238 words)

  
 Theobroma cacao risk assessment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Martinson, V. (1972) Embryological studies on hybridization between Theobroma cacao and Theobroma grandiflora.
Different species have different sex ratios which can be determined only by breeding a large number of individuals.Loose batches of eggs are deposited in concealed recesses of moist, decomposing plant debris, as larvae feed on fungi that grow on these media.
Emamdie, D.; Warren, J. (1993) Varietal taste preference for cacao Theobroma cacao L. [pods] by the neotropical red squirrel Sciurus granatensis (Humboldt).
www.hear.org /pier/wra/pacific/theobroma_cacao_htmlwra.htm   (2517 words)

  
 Theobroma Cacao - The chocolate tree
Leaf infusion widely used as cardiotonic and diuretic in Colombia (SAR).
Database Entry for CACAO - Chocolate - Theobroma cacao, CACAO - Chocolate - Theobroma cacao, CACAO - Chocolate - Theobroma cacao, CACAO - Chocolate - Theobroma cacao.
The most prized, rare, and expensive is the Criollo Group, the cocoa bean used by the.
www.loveleafgarden.com /raw_cacao/conditions_theobroma_cacao_cacao.html   (780 words)

  
 Theobroma: Wedding Cake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
At Theobroma we think this should be a pleasant and enjoyable experience.
In the other three sections you will find the different cake components Theobroma offers for you to choose from when designing your special wedding cake.
To request a tasting, simply contact Theobroma using our Online RSVP Form or, call us at (415) 695-1504.
www.theocatering.com /cake   (275 words)

  
 The Sea Slug Forum - Halgerda theobroma
There is a yellow submarginal band, and a white marginal band at the mantle edge.
Halgerda theobroma shares some reproductive similarities with other Halgerda species.
Rudman, W.B., 2001 (October 10) Halgerda theobroma Fahey & Gosliner, 2001.
www.seaslugforum.net /factsheet.cfm?base=halgtheo   (154 words)

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