Lachenaud, P. & Sallee, B. 1993

Les cacaoyers spontanes de Guyane. Localisation, ecologie et morphologie. Cafe, Cacao, The 37: pp. 101-114.

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French Guiana - CIRAD. A description of two expeditions to collect and study wild cacao trees in south-east French Guiana. The first expedition, in 1987, covered the upper course of Camopi and Tampok rivers whereas the second expedition, in 1990, covered the upper course of the Oyapock river. At total of 176 mother trees, belonging to 15 populations, were collected as pods or budwood sticks. A description of the environments where cacao trees were found is given. These environments included banks of streams, swamps, pinotieres and cacao forests. The material collected is morphologically different to Lower Amazon Forastero cacao, especially with regard to pod characteristics. The possible origins of this cacao are discussed in relation to Pleistocene forest refuges.

Coordinates and clone names updated by Philippe Lachenaud in September 2020 (pers. com.).