一、可可的原产地与分布 可可树(Theobroma Cacao)原产于南美洲,亚马逊河盆地和奥里诺科河盆地是它的故乡。可可树属有好几个种,属于梧桐科。 17世纪,西班牙探险者把可可树从原产地引到它的海外属地种植,而后引种到东西方的许多国家。当今世界上重要的可可生产国为南美的巴西、墨西哥、哥斯达黎加、哥伦比亚、厄瓜多尔和委内瑞拉;西印度群岛的特立尼达、多米尼加共和国和格林拉达;非洲的加纳、尼日利亚、科 First, the cocoa origin and distribution The cocoa tree (Theobroma Cacao) native to South America, the Amazon Basin and Orinoco Basin is its hometown. There are several species of cacao tree, belonging to the Indus Branch. In the 17th century, Spanish explorers introduced the cacao tree from its place of origin to its overseas possessions and introduced it to many countries in the east and west. The world’s most important cocoa producing countries are South America, Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela; West Indies, Trinidad, Dominican Republic and the Grenada; Ghana, Nigeria, Section