Family: Rubiaceae
Synonym: Coffea
bourbonica Pharm. ex Wehmer, Coffea corymbulosa Bertol., Coffea laurifolia Salisb.
Vernacular
name - Bannu, Coffee, Kaappi
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Cultivated
Distribution: Native of Africa; introduced
elsewhere
Key identification features: These glabrous shrubs or small trees have simple,
opposite leaves that are 12-18 cm long and oblong. The fragrant, white,
funnel-shaped flowers are numerous and borne in axillary fascicles. The fruit
is a small, fleshy berry that turns dark purple when ripe.
Uses:
It is a medicinal plant
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