Coffea arabica L.

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Sambonyara Rd, Vumba

Synonyms:
Common names:	Arabica coffee (English)
Frequency:	A localized and occasional escape in eastern Zimbabwe.
Status:	Introduced
Description:	Shrub or small tree. Leaves opposite, distinctly acuminate with 7-10 pairs of lateral veins; domatia inconspicuous or absent. Flowers in axillary clusters, white or pinkish. Fruit an ellipsoidal drupe, red to purple when ripe.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	arabica: Arabian
Habitat:	Widely cultivated in plantations and occasionally found as a naturalised species in the understorey and along the margins of evergreen forest.
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Native to Ethiopia, southern Sudan and northern Kenya.
Zimbabwe distribution:	E
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):	Amata alicia (Maid Alice)
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Wednesday 8 November 2006
Literature:

Flora of Zimbabwe: native/naturalised Coffea arabica page
African Plant Database: Coffea arabica
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Coffea arabica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Coffea arabica
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Coffea arabica
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Coffea arabica
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Coffea arabica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Coffea arabica
JSTOR Plant Science: Coffea arabica
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Coffea arabica
Tropicos: Coffea arabica
West African Plants database: Coffea arabica