Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner
  • Vernacular name :
    • Maracoppe (Tamil)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated for its seeds which is the source of commercial coffee.
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Chikkamagaluru district, Hassan district, Kodagu (Virajapete)
  • Native : Angola, Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Yoganarasimhan et al. 1977. Enumaration of the Flora of Chikmangalur
    • Saldanha 1992. Flora of Karnataka Vol. 2
    • Saldanha & Nocolson 1976. Flora of Hassan
    • KG Bhat, 2014. Flora of South Kanara
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Coffea canephora. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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