Accession Data

Coffea arabica 'Laurina'

Common Name: Bourbon Pointu Coffee

Family: Rubiaceae

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

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 10a-11

Accession #: 201500032

Accession Date: 2015-05-29 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1111

Quantity: 1

Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: euasterid I

Order: Gentianales

Family: Rubiaceae

SubFamily: Ixoroideae

Tribe: Coffeeae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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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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Coffea arabica 'Laurina'