The English-language Wikipedia article on Theobroma cacao, the cacao tree, covering its taxonomy, native range, domestication history and use in chocolate and cocoa production.
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PublisherWikimedia Foundation
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theobroma_cacao
Source Typereference
Reliability Tier2
NotesCommunity-maintained encyclopedia; used here for the widely corroborated botanical facts (plant family, native range, domestication date) that its own article footnotes to peer-reviewed archaeobotanical sources, not for any contested claim.
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Theobroma cacao (Wikipedia)
Claims Backed By This Source (27 claims)
This source backs 27 claims across the atlas. As facts: 20 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 connected. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Species, 13 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 connected, 4 general references.
- Open Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
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