Original: The cacao plant was first given its botanical name by Swedish natural scientist Carolus Linnaeus in his original classification of the plant kingdom , who called it Theobroma ( '' food of the gods '' ) cacao .
Simplified: The cacao plant was first given its name by Swedish natural scientist Carl von Linné ( 1707-1778 ) , who called it '' theobroma cacao '' or '' food of the gods '' .