About Theobroma cacao
Theobroma cacao (cacao or chocolate tree) is a neotropical plant native to Amazonian rainforests. It is now cultivated in over 50 countries. A member of Malvaceae family, its beans are harvested from pods for use as the food chocolate, in confections and cosmetics. Cacao is a diploid species (2n=2x=20) with a relatively small genome (from 411 Mb to 494 Mb). This is the V2 genome assembly and annotation of the Belizian Criollo B97-61/B2 cultivar.
Taxonomy ID 3641
Data source CIRAD
Comparative genomics
What can I find? Homologues, gene trees, and whole genome alignments across multiple species.
More about comparative analyses
Phylogenetic overview of gene families
Download alignments (EMF)

Variation
This species currently has no variation database. However you can process your own variants using the Variant Effect Predictor:
Links
- http://cocoa-genome-hub.southgreen.fr
- https://www.cacaogenomedb.org based on the Matina 1-6 genotype