RubiaceaeSubfamily Cinchonoideae
Tribe Cinchoneae
Subfamily Cinchonoideae
Tribe Exostemma group
Subfamily Cinchonoideae
Tribe Mussaendeae
Subfamily Cinchonoideae
Tribe Naucleeae
Subfamily Cinchonoideae
Tribe Rondeletieae
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Coffeeae
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Gardenieae
Subfamily Ixoroideae
Tribe Ixoreae
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Coussareeae
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Hedyotideae
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Psychotrieae
W/C = Wild Collected |
Coffea arabica L.
- Query IPNI
- Common Name: Coffee, Arabian Coffee, Arabica Coffee
- Family: Rubiaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Tropical Africa
- Habitat:
- Description: A relative of the gardenia and Ixora, it is an attractive shrub with glossy evergreen leaves. It prefers light shade, is hardy to 28°F and can be used as a potted specimen, though some varieties grow into large trees. The flowers are white, star-like, fragrant, in axillary clusters which appear in the spring. The fruit are red when ripe, in the fall, with a sweet pulp surrounding the bean.
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    Accession Data:- Accession # 198500493
- Source: Stock
- Recorded Vouchers: CONN Accession #: 129182
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1105 - AFR:East African Coastal B
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 10-21-2009
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Gentianales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Rubiaceae
- SubFamily: Ixoroideae
- Tribe: Coffeeae
- SubTribe:
References:
- California Rare Fruit Growers WWW Site
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