Coffea arabica 'Laurina'

Common name: Bourbon Pointu Coffee

Family: Rubiaceae

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Country of Origin: SE. Sudan, SW. Ethiopia, N. Kenya (Mt. Marsibit)

Description: A natural recessive mutant 'laurina' which is epigenetic and monolocus. This mutation results in a dwarfed plant with a compact plant habit. This mutation originally noted in plants introduced to Reunion Island.³

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USDA Zone: 10a-11

Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: euasterid I
• Order: Gentianales
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• Family: Rubiaceae
• SubFamily: Ixoroideae
• Tribe: Coffeeae
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References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 29 May 2015.
2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 29 May 2015
3. Lécolier A., Verdeil J., Escoute J., Chrestin H., Noirot M., Laurina mutation affected Coffea arabica tree size and shape mainly through internode dwarfism, Trees, October 2009, Volume 23, Issue 5, pp 1043-1051. Accessed 29 May 2015.

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