Accession Data

Coffea arabica

Common Name: Arabica Coffee

Family: Rubiaceae

Country of Origin: Tropical Africa

Description: A relative of the gardenia and Ixora, it is an attractive shrub with glossy evergreen leaves. It prefers light shade, is hardy to 28°F and can be used as a potted specimen, though some varieties grow into large trees. The flowers are white, star-like, fragrant, in axillary clusters which appear in the spring. The fruit are red when ripe, in the fall, with a sweet pulp surrounding the bean.

Uses: The cherries of this plant contain seeds commonly known as coffee beans that are used to make the hot beverage coffee. Coffee contains the chemical caffeine which is used to alleviate fatigue. It also increases the pain relieving effects of aspirin and acetaminophen by constricting the blood vessels that when dilated cause headaches. However, caffeine is very addictive.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 10a-11

Accession #: 198500493

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1109

Quantity: 1

Source: Stock

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: euasterid I

Order: Gentianales

Family: Rubiaceae

SubFamily: Ixoroideae

Tribe: Coffeeae

Flowering Data:

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References

  1. California Rare Fruit Growers WWW Site
  2. Plants and Society by Estelle Levetin and Karen McMahon

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