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Coffea racemosa
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Mpudzi River Bridge, c. 25 miles South of Mutare
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Jamanda Wilderness Area, Mahenye
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Jamanda Wilderness Area, Mahenye
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| Synonyms: |
Coffea mozambicana DC. Coffea swynnertonii S. Moore |
| Common names: | Inhambane coffee (English) Mozambique coffee (English) |
| 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: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E,S |
| Growth form(s): | Shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 28 December 2015 |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Pages 460 - 463. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 973. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 277. 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. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 28. |
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