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 SPEC 160    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 160 [SPE], M SPEC 160

 NOTES

Bartley, 1997a [BAR97A]. Collection made in a cultivated population, probably comprising descendants of a criollo x "parajito" hybrid. As a result there is some significant variability in the group of progenies and individuals are expected to be homozygous.

 COLLECTION DETAILS

Location: R. Cauca, Antioquia, Colombia
Date: 11 September 1953
Coordinates: 75.50 W, 6.40 N
Material collected: Pod
Notes: Antioquia
Expedition Code: 52CO
   Baker, R.E.D. et al., 1953
   Trinidad - U.W.I., 1952
   Cope, F.W., 1953

 PEDIGREE DETAILS

 Mother to:
SPEC 160 /1    Trinidad - U.W.I., 1952
SPEC 160 /2    Trinidad - U.W.I., 1952
SPEC 160 /21 
SPEC 160 /3    Trinidad - U.W.I., 1952
SPEC 160 /4    Trinidad - U.W.I., 1952
SPEC 160 /5    Trinidad - U.W.I., 1952
SPEC 160 /6    Trinidad - U.W.I., 1952
SPEC 160 /7    Trinidad - U.W.I., 1952
SPEC 160 /8    Trinidad - U.W.I., 1952
SPEC 160 /9    Trinidad - U.W.I., 1952

 FRUIT

 Bartley, B.G.D., 1964
Shape: calabacillo
Apex Form: rounded
Colour: green
Note: expedition data
 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 Unpublished Notebook, University of the West Indies, Trinidad.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.
Bartley, B.G.D. (1964) Plant Breeding. Annual Report of Cocoa Research 1964. Regional Research Centre, ICTA, University of the West Indies, Trinidad. pp. 11-19.