Theobroma cacao 'Caeri 1'

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A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree.
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Tolerant to moniliasis, good yield. Origin: Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agricolas y Pecuarias, Campo Experimental Rosario Izapa, Tuxtla Chico, Chiapas, Mexico, by C.H. Avendaño-Arrazate, E. Hernández-Gómez, J.L. Solís-Bonilla, J. Cueto-Moreno, and A. Zamarripa-Colmenero. PA 169 × UF-273. Mexican PBR 1874; 27 July 2018. Tree: leaves large, length 39.68 cm, coriaceous, apex acute, light red when young and dark green when mature; ligule pale yellow; staminode strongly pigmented with anthocyanin; sepal length 7.53 mm, width 2.27 mm; tolerant to moniliasis (Moniliophthora roreri). Fruit: oblong, apex acute; base strongly constricted; surface moderately rough, depth between furrows medium; length 21.74 cm, diameter 15.12 cm, shell thickness 10.47 mm; immature fruit color green, changing to yellow at maturity, with white pulp and medium sweetness. Seeds/fruit 35.24, elliptical; cotyledon dark red; length 24.8 mm, width 12.6 mm, thickness 8.37 mm; 53.39% fat; pod index 19.
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Theobroma cacao 'Caeri 1'