Genetics & Taxonomy

Criollo

47 origins in the Open Cacao Index carry the Criollo genetic group — one of the ten clusters of Motamayor et al. (2008).

Americas bz-ixcacao-san-felipe Ixcacao — San Felipe Belize · San Felipe village, Toledo District (southern Belize) Criolloadmixture honey · caramel · nutty · spice Americas bz-toledo-maya-mountain Toledo (Maya Mountain) Belize · Toledo District Criolloadmixture bright fruit · raisin · nutty · balanced Americas bz-tcga-toledo Toledo Cacao Growers Association (TCGA) Belize · Toledo and South Stann Creek districts (southern Belize) CriolloAmelonadoadmixture raisin · honey · spice · tropical fruit Americas co-sierra-nevada-arhuaco Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Colombia · Magdalena / Cesar (Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta) Criolloadmixture cocoa · fruity · nutty · honey Americas cu-baracoa-jamal Baracoa — Jamal central processing Cuba · Baracoa, Guantánamo province (eastern Cuba) AmelonadoCriolloadmixture rum · wood · caramel · tropical fruit Asia & Pacific dm-bois-cotlette Bois Cotlette Dominica · Soufrière, south-western Dominica Criolloadmixture caramel · nutty · tropical fruit · mild Americas gd-grenada-chocolate-coop Grenada Chocolate Cooperative — Hermitage Grenada · Hermitage, Saint Patrick parish (northern Grenada) CriolloAmelonadoadmixture molasses · red fruit · spice · tropical fruit Americas ht-acul-du-nord Acul-du-Nord Haiti · Nord Department (Cap-Haïtien hinterland) CriolloAmelonadoadmixture raisin · molasses · spice · nutty Americas ht-grand-anse-dame-marie Grand-Anse — Dame-Marie Haiti · Grand-Anse Department (south-west peninsula) CriolloAmelonadoadmixture raisin · molasses · nutty · spice Asia & Pacific in-tamil-nadu Tamil Nadu India · Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore — Pollachi / Anamalai foothills) AmelonadoCriolloadmixture nutty · cocoa · warm spice · mild fruit Asia & Pacific id-java Java Indonesia · Java (East and Central Java) Criolloadmixture nutty · caramel · mild fruit · balanced Americas jm-morgans-valley-clarendon Morgan's Valley, Clarendon Jamaica · Clarendon parish (south-central Jamaica) AmelonadoCriolloadmixture raisin · molasses · spice · nutty Americas jm-richmond-st-mary Richmond, Saint Mary Jamaica · Saint Mary parish (north-east Jamaica) AmelonadoCriolloadmixture raisin · molasses · spice · tropical fruit Africa mg-akesson-ambolikapiky Åkesson's Ambolikapiky Madagascar · Diana Region (Sambirano Valley, Ambanja) CriolloAmelonadoadmixture red berry · citrus · bright acidity · fresh cocoa Africa mg-aly-robert-antsatsaka Aly Robert (Antsatsaka) Madagascar · Diana Region (Antsatsaka, Ambanja) CriolloAmelonadoadmixture red berry · citrus · honey · fresh cocoa Africa mg-fofifa-ankatafahely FOFIFA Ankatafahely (Ambanja) Madagascar · Diana Region (Sambirano Valley, Ambanja-Ankatafahely) CriolloAmelonadoadmixture red berry · citrus · fresh cocoa Africa mg-mava-sambirano MAVA Plantation (Sambirano) Madagascar · Diana Region (Sambirano Valley, Ambanja) CriolloAmelonadoadmixture red berry · citrus · honey · fresh cocoa Africa mg-millot-bejofo Millot Estate (Bejofo) Madagascar · Diana Region (Sambirano Valley, Ambanja) Criolloadmixture red berry · citrus · tangy acidity · fresh cocoa Africa mg-sambirano Sambirano Valley Madagascar · Diana Region (Sambirano Valley, around Ambanja) Criolloadmixture bright red fruit · citrus · tangy acidity · berry Africa mg-tmar-upper-sambirano T'MAR (Upper Sambirano) Madagascar · Diana Region (Upper Sambirano Valley, north-west Madagascar) CriolloAmelonadoadmixture red berry · citrus · bright acidity · fresh cocoa Americas mx-comalcalco-chontalpa Comalcalco — Chontalpa Mexico · Tabasco (Chontalpa subregion — Comalcalco, Cunduacán, Paraíso, Cárdenas) Criolloadmixture balanced cocoa · raisin · soft nuts · molasses Americas mx-comalcalco-cacep Comalcalco — Hacienda Jesús María (CACEP) Mexico · Comalcalco, Tabasco (Gulf coast plain) AmelonadoCriolloadmixture red fruit · tannic · citrus · coffee Americas mx-soconusco-chiapas Soconusco Mexico · Chiapas (Soconusco coast) Criolloadmixture nutty · mild fruit · honey · gentle cocoa Americas mx-tabasco Tabasco Mexico · Tabasco (Comalcalco / Chontalpa) CriolloAmelonadoadmixture mild cocoa · nutty · soft spice · low bitterness Americas mx-tapachula-soconusco-coop Tapachula — Soconusco heirloom cooperatives Mexico · Soconusco — Sierra Madre de Chiapas / Pacific coastal plain (Tapachula area) Criolloadmixture caramel · hazelnut · honey · mild Americas mx-yucatan-rejolladas Yucatán rejolladas (sacred Maya cacao groves) Mexico · Northern Yucatán Peninsula (Yucatán state) Criollounknown Asia & Pacific ph-batangas Batangas Philippines · Calabarzon (Batangas — Lipa, Malvar) Criolloadmixture nutty · caramel · warm spice · mild fruit Asia & Pacific ph-cebu Cebu Philippines · Central Visayas (Cebu) Criolloadmixture nutty · warm spice · cocoa · mild fruit Asia & Pacific ph-negros-occidental Negros Occidental Philippines · Western Visayas (Negros Occidental — Bago, Silay, Murcia, La Castellana, San Carlos, Don Salvador Benedicto) Criolloadmixture floral · honey · nutty · mild fruit Americas lc-island-growers Saint Lucia Island Growers Saint Lucia · Soufrière district and adjacent western parishes CriolloAmelonadoadmixture red fruit · raisin · honey · nutty Africa st-diogo-vaz Roça Diogo Vaz São Tomé and Príncipe · São Tomé Island (Lembá district, west coast) AmelonadoCriolloadmixture ripe banana · raisin · nutty · rich cocoa Asia & Pacific lk-kandy Kandy Sri Lanka · Central Province (Kandy) Criolloadmixture nutty · honey · warm spice · mild fruit Asia & Pacific lk-kurunegala Kurunegala Sri Lanka · North Western Province (Kurunegala) Criolloadmixture cocoa · nutty · mild fruit · warm spice Asia & Pacific th-chiang-mai Chiang Mai Thailand · Northern Thailand (Chiang Mai) Criolloadmixture floral · fruity · honey · nutty Americas tt-brasso-seco Brasso Seco Trinidad and Tobago · Northern Range (Paria district, north Trinidad) CriolloAmelonadoadmixture red fruit · honey · raisin · nutty Americas tt-tamana-four-roads Four Roads Tamana Trinidad and Tobago · Tamana, north-central Trinidad CriolloAmelonadoadmixture red fruit · floral · nutty · balanced Americas tt-aripo Heights of Aripo Trinidad and Tobago · Aripo, Northern Range (north-east Trinidad) CriolloAmelonadoadmixture red fruit · honey · floral · nutty Americas tt-icgt-centeno International Cocoa Genebank, Trinidad (ICGT) — Centeno Trinidad and Tobago · Centeno, Caroni County (central Trinidad) CriolloAmelonadoMarañón Americas tt-lopinot Lopinot Trinidad and Tobago · Lopinot Valley, Northern Range (north-central Trinidad) CriolloAmelonadoadmixture molasses · raisin · tobacco · nutty Americas tt-tableland Tableland Trinidad and Tobago · Tableland, south-central Trinidad CriolloAmelonadoadmixture raisin · molasses · nutty · balanced Americas tt-tobago-roxborough Tobago (Roxborough) Trinidad and Tobago · Tobago (Roxborough, eastern Tobago) CriolloAmelonadoadmixture red fruit · raisin · nutty · balanced cocoa Americas tt-tobago-cocoa-estate Tobago Cocoa Estate Trinidad and Tobago · Roxborough, windward Tobago CriolloAmelonadoadmixture red fruit · raisin · molasses · floral Americas tt-trinitario-heartland Trinitario Heartland Trinidad and Tobago · Trinidad (central and southern estates) CriolloAmelonadoadmixture raisin · red fruit · molasses · nutty Americas ve-canoabo Canoabo Venezuela · Carabobo (Canoabo, Bejuma municipality) Criolloadmixture floral · jasmine · cherry · mild cocoa Americas ve-paria-san-jose Hacienda San José (Paria) Venezuela · Sucre (Paria peninsula) Criolloadmixture cocoa · cream · nutty · dried fruit Americas ve-porcelana Porcelana Venezuela · Zulia (Sur del Lago de Maracaibo) Criolloadmixture mild cocoa · nutty · caramel · delicate Americas ve-sur-del-lago Sur del Lago Venezuela · Zulia / Mérida / Táchira / Trujillo (southern Lake Maracaibo basin) Criolloadmixture cocoa · cream · nutty · mild fruit

← Ten clusters, not three boxes.