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SPEC 184 /2    Theobroma cacao

 Baker, R.E.D., Cope, F.W., Holliday, P.C., Bartley, B.G. & Taylor, D.J. (1953)
The Anglo-Colombian cacao collecting expedition. Report of Cacao Research, Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad 9: pp. 8-29.

Derivation: SPECimen.
Collected by Various.
Location: Colombia.

Notes:  Baker et al., 1953 [BAK53A] The Anglo-Colombian Expedition collected material from various places in Colombia ( Amazonas & Vaupes) in 1952 and involved many different collectors. The material was sent onto Trinidad. The name SPEC was given to everything that was collected including Theobroma species other then T. cacao and Herranias.

Bartley, 1983a [BAR83A]. This material is divided into two classes:

1) Collections from the Amazon - up to SPEC 54,

2) Collections from other populations, usually cultivated and of Criollo or Trinitario descent.
 

Synonyms: COL 184 /2 [SPE], M SPEC 184 /2

Location: R. Nuevo, Norte de Santander, Colombia
Date: 9 September 1953
Coordinates: 72.50 W, 8.50 N
Material collected: Seed
Notes: Tibu, on river banks
Expedition Code: 52CO
   Baker, R.E.D. et al., 1953
   Trinidad - U.W.I., 1952
   Cope, F.W., 1953

 Parents:
SPEC 184  x Unknown   Trinidad - U.W.I., 1952

 HELD IN

 Honduras, Fundación Hondureña de Investigación Agrícola (FHIA)
List received in 1994   Reference
• Local Name: SPEC 184 /2
List received in 2011   Reference
• Local Name: SPEC 184/2

Pod Index: 25.6 (pods per kg dried beans)
 Reference

Size: large
 Reference
Colour: purple
Shape: elliptical
Number: 50.0
Total Wet Weight: 51.9 g
Cotyledon Dry Weight: 0.78 g
Cotyledon Length: 22.6 mm
Cotyledon Width: 9.8 mm
 Reference

Testa: 5.40 %
 Reference

Size: large
 Reference
Shape: obovate
Basal Constriction: slight
Apex Form: acute
Rugosity: slight
Length: 153.0 mm
Breadth: 77.0 mm
Colour: anthocyanin absent
Hardness: hard
Note: Hardness > 2.0 Mpa
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Colour: anthocyanin absent
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Ligule Colour: slight anthocyanin
Stamen Colour: moderate anthocyanin
Sepal Length: 8.32 mm
Ligule Width: 3.23 mm
Ovule Number: 51
Style Length: 2.34 mm
Pedicel Colour: reddish
 Reference

Baker, R.E.D., Cope, F.W., Holliday, P.C., Bartley, B.G. & Taylor, D.J. (1953) The Anglo-Colombian cacao collecting expedition. Report of Cacao Research, Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad 9: pp. 8-29.
Trinidad - U.W.I. (1952) Cocoa Collecting Expedition Colombia 1952. Record of material received. Unpublished Notebook, University of the West Indies, Trinidad.
Cope, F.W. (1953) An interim report on the Anglo-Colombian cocoa-collecting expedition. In: Report of the 1953 Cocoa Conference, London. Cocoa, Chocolate & Confectionery Alliance, London, U.K. pp. 57-63.
Honduras - CEDEC (1994) List of accessions in CEDEC, La Masica, Honduras. J.A. Sanchez, FHIA, Honduras. Personal Communication.
CRU (2011) ICG,T accessions. CRU website.
Frances Bekele & Gillian Bidaisee (2022) Morphological data from the International Cocoa Collection (ICG,T) maintained by the Cocoa Research Centre (CRC), Trinidad & Tobago. Unpublished data on fruit, bean, flower and flush morphology supplied as an Excel spreadsheet by Frances Bekele. Last update March 2022.
Bartley, B.G.D. (1970) A preliminary catalogue of the cacao germplasm held at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad. University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad.