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Malvaceae

Herrania purpurea (Pittier) R.E.Schult.

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Herrania

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Herrania purpurea: Native from Nicaragua to Panama, and still used as "bush chocolate" by some natives. Photo from Indio Maize Reserve, southeastern Nicaragua. In context at www.d
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Theobroma purpureum Pittier

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.