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Cacao (ripe)
Mexico dates cacao's preparation by pre-Olmec peoples as early as 1750 BC. On the Pacific coast of Chiapas, Mexico, a Mokaya archaeological site provides evidence of cacao beverages dating even earlier, to 1900 BC.
(and I have been a chocaholic since then)
''Theobroma cacao'' also known as the cacao tree and cocoa tree, is a small 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, and chocolate.
Similar species: Malvales
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Uploaded Oct 16, 2014. Captured Oct 9, 2014 11:33 in Diamond, Saint Lucia.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brosimum_alicastrum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theobroma_cacao Posted 10 years ago
I saw that bread nut picture when I was researching it at had my doubts at that time. So although I agree with your thoughts, this pic was taken at the well-known Diamond Botanical Gardens in Saint Lucia. Our guide stated that it was a bread nut and there was a sign at the base of the tree naming it a "bread nut".
I also read some more detail about the bread nut fruit as follows: "The breadnut fruit disperses on the ground at different times throughout its range. It has a large seed covered by a thin, citrus-flavored, orange-colored skin favored by a number of forest creatures. More importantly, the large seed which is enveloped by the tasty skin is an edible ‘nut’ that can be boiled or dried and ground into a meal for porridge or flatbread". So I fugured that this is just the casing for the small nut inside.
It does seem coincidental that the fruit looks so much like the cocoa. I will try to do some more research on it.
It also seems to be larger than the Cocoa nuut fruit. Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago