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Coffea racemosa
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Mpudzi Bridge, Mutare District
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| Synonyms: |
Coffea mozambicana DC. Coffea swynnertonii S. Moore |
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| Common names: | Inhambane coffee (E) Mozambique coffee (E) | |
| Frequency: | Local | |
| Status: | Native | |
| Description: |
Deciduous shrub, up to 3.5 m. Leaves clustered on short lateral spurs or spaced out on the branches, elliptic; midrib prominent on both surfaces; domatia usually present; margin entire but wavy. Flowers singly or in few-flowered clusters along the branches, white to pinkish, appearing before the leaves, c. 2 cm in diameter, sweetly scented. Corolla with 6-12 spreading lobes. Fruit near-spherical, purple to black when ripe. | |
| Notes: | This species was cultivated and used as coffee by early settlers in Mozambique. | |
| Derivation of specific name: | ||
| Habitat: | In hot, dry woodland. | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1000 m | |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Feb | |
| Worldwide distribution: | ||
| Zimbabwe distribution: | ES | |
| Growth form: | S | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | ||
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| Endemic status: | ||
| Red data list status: | ||
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 8 May 2008 |
Other sources of information about Coffea racemosa:
Flora of Mozambique: Coffea racemosaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Coffea racemosa
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Coffea racemosa
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Coffea racemosa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Coffea racemosa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Coffea racemosa
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Coffea racemosa
West African Plants database: Coffea racemosa
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