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Theobroma cacao L. - Sterculiaceae

General information

Catalog number11691
Collector Killip, Ellsworth P.
Collector number33603
Collection dateFeb. 21, 1939
ObservationsObserv. Campo : Bacao,cacao silvestre.Tree about 8 m.high,branches reflexed.Fls.white.Fruit red.Dense forest.Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian Insitution and the Instituto Botanico,Bogota. Observ. Generales:
Update dateFeb. 14, 2007

Taxonomy

KingdomPlantae
PhylumMagnoliophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalvales
FamilySterculiaceae
GenusTheobroma
Specific epithetcacao
AuthorL.
DeterminerSIN

Geographic information

CountryCOLOMBIA
DepartmentCHOCÓ
CountyBAHÍA SOLANO
LocalityNear Ciudad Mutis.
Maximum height75.0 m
Georeferenced latitude6° 13' 31" N
Georeferenced longitude77° 24' 13" W
Geodesic datumWGS84
Georeference level of precision3
Precision of the georeferenced coordinates759.0000000000
Source of georeferencing 1 Mapa
Source of georeferencing 2 Biogeomancer workbench , http://bg.berkeley.edu/latest/
Georeferencing protocolMétodo radio-punto; CHAPMAN A.D. and J. Wieczorek (eds). 2006. Guide to Best Practices in Georeferencing. Global biodiversity Information Facility. Copenhaguen. 80 p.; SUA, S., MATEUS, R.D. y VARGAS, J.C. 2004. Georreferenciación de registros biológicos y gacetero digital de localidades. Instituto de Investigación de Recursos biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. Bogotá D.C. P. 22.
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