
naturalizedMalvaceae
Theobroma cacao
cacao tree
Theobroma cacao, also called the cacao tree and the cocoa tree, is a small (4–8 m (13–26 ft) tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae, native to the deep tropical regions of Central and South America. Its seeds, cocoa beans, are used to make cocoa mass, cocoa powder, confectionery, ganache and chocolate.
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Where documented · 65 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 198 · GBIF 2 records
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuiNat 18
Makaweli · KauaʻiiNat 17
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 13 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waipouli · KauaʻiiNat 13
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 9
Honopou · MauiiNat 8
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 8
Puʻuʻeo · HawaiʻiiNat 5
Kawela · MauiiNat 5
Kuʻia · MauiiNat 4
Paeahu · MauiiNat 4
Waimea · OʻahuiNat 4
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 4
Keʻei 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 4
Kahaluʻu · HawaiʻiiNat 3
Aleamai · HawaiʻiiNat 3
Papaʻa · KauaʻiiNat 3
Lāwai · KauaʻiiNat 3
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 3
Kahuku · OʻahuiNat 2
Kalihikai · KauaʻiiNat 2
Kahaliʻi · HawaiʻiiNat 2
Kapaʻa · KauaʻiiNat 2
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 2
Nāmāhana · KauaʻiiNat 2
Kahaluʻu · OʻahuiNat 2
North Olohena · KauaʻiiNat 1
Kapaeloa · OʻahuiNat 1
ʻOʻoma 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kulaʻimano · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Waiawa · OʻahuiNat 1
Keahialaka · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kaʻalaea · OʻahuiNat 1
Piʻihonua · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kalāhiki · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Waipiʻo · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Wainiha · KauaʻiiNat 1
East Makaīwa · MauiiNat 1
Kaloko · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Wākiu · MauiiNat 1
Pāpaʻikou · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Honopueo · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Waimano · OʻahuiNat 1
Keʻei 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Hālawa · MolokaʻiiNat 1
Hanakaʻoe · OʻahuiNat 1
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Hakalau · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 1
Nāwiliwili · KauaʻiiNat 1
Opihikao · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Keahuolū · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Honokōhau 1-3 · HawaiʻiGBIF 1











