Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Coffea arabica L.

 

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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