Coffea arabica
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Sambonyara Rd, Vumba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Sambonyara Rd, Vumba
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Ethiopia, southern Sudan and northern Kenya. |
| FZ divisions: | E |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Amata alicia (Food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 8 November 2006 |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Page 453. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 71. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 161. |
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Flora of Malawi: Coffea arabicaFlora of Mozambique: cultivated Coffea arabica
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Coffea arabica
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Coffea arabicaAfrican Plant Database: Coffea arabica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Coffea arabica
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Coffea arabica
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