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Cocoa bean

Theobroma cacao

Photo by eshag1
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This was an overripe cocoa bean. All of the other cocoa beans on the tree were also like this, showing that the blooming time is probably over. This one was also pretty small, like the size of a fist.

Habitat:

Rainforest

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Comments (1)
kfox
Cool. to help someone who might be on the search of a cocoa tree, what should they look for other than the fruit?
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PublishedMarch 20, 2014

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