Common name
English: Arabian Coffee, Arabica Coffee, Coffee
German: Kaffee
Mandarin: 小粒咖啡 (xiao li ka fei)
Portuguese: Café
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Gentianales (113)
Family: Rubiaceae (62)(family description)
Genus: Coffea (2)
Epithet: arabica L. (2)
Synonyms: Coffea bourbonica Pharm. ex Wehmer, Coffea moka Heynh., Coffea vulgaris Moench
arabica => of Arabian origin
bourbonica => from Réunion Island (Ile de Bourbon), Indian Ocean
vulgaris => common, everyday
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub, tree
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Coffea arabica at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [227] Coffea arabica - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [1208] Coffea - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
- [1722] Coffea arabica - Flora of China @ efloras.org