Name: Coffea arabica L.
Common Name: Coffee plant, Arabian coffee,
Type: shrub or tree
Family: Rubiaceae
Native Range: E. South Sudan, SW. Ethiopia, N. Kenya (Mt. Marsibit)
Zone: 10-11
Habitat: grow on moss-covered boulders, on cliffs or on rock outcrops shaded by large trees. While the natural growing area is well within tropical Africa and not far from the equator, most species grow at middle altitudes with cooler temperatures, and some at higher altitudes with seasonally chilly weather.
Height: up to 8 m
Spread: up to 8 m
Sun: Part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Leaf: Evergreen
Tolerate: Semi Shade
Taxon identifiers: NCBI taxonomy ID : 13443 ITIS TSN : 35190 Freebase ID : /m/045bg8 PlantList-ID : kew-45400 IPNI plant ID : 747038-1 Tropicos ID : 27900016 USDA PLANTS ID : COAR2 Encyclopedia of Life ID : 1109554 Flora of China ID : 200022076 GBIF taxon ID : 2895345 African Plant Database ID : 153019 New Zealand Organisms Register ID : b08f56a7-5f04-4db7-9c25-d30a6e16d488 Catalogue of Life in Taiwan ID : 417737 EPPO Code : COFAR iNaturalist taxon ID : 64342 TAXREF ID : 447477 WCSPF ID : 45400 Quora topic ID : Arabica Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID : plant/Coffea-arabica PalDat plant ID : Coffea_arabica GND ID : 4300347-3 Ecocrop ID : 749 Plants of the World online ID : urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:747038-1 IRMNG ID : 11107021 APNI ID : 73054 Plant Finder ID (Missouri Botanical Garden) : 286663 Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States ID : 20403 ATRF ID : Coffea_arabica eBiodiversity ID : 3875 NZPCN ID : 4540 Flowers of India ID : Coffee IUCN taxon ID : 18289789 World Flora Online ID : wfo-0000910097 UNII : 90J8498ESR Open Tree of Life ID : 1001050 Queensland Biota ID : 17582 Dutch Caribbean Species Register ID : 177238 NatureServe Explorer ID : 2.155161 OpenAlex ID : C2993298077 Catalogue of Life ID : WVWV
Synonyms: = Coffea arabica f. abyssinica A.Chev. = Coffea arabica subsp. abyssinica A.Chev. = Coffea arabica subsp. amarella A.Froehner = Coffea arabica subsp. angustifolia Cramer ≡ Coffea arabica subsp. bourbon Rodr. = Coffea arabica subsp. bourbon Rodr. ex Choussy = Coffea arabica subsp. brevistipulata Cif. = Coffea arabica subsp. bullata Cramer ≡ Coffea arabica subsp. columnaris Ottol. = Coffea arabica subsp. columnaris Ottol. ex Cramer = Coffea arabica subsp. culta A.Chev. = Coffea arabica subsp. cultoides A.Chev. ≡ Coffea arabica subsp. erecta Ottol. = Coffea arabica subsp. erecta Ottol. ex Cramer = Coffea arabica subsp. latifolia A.Chev. = Coffea arabica subsp. longistipulata Cif. = Coffea arabica subsp. maragogype A.Froehner = Coffea arabica subsp. mokka Cramer = Coffea arabica subsp. monosperma Ottol. & Cramer = Coffea arabica subsp. murta Lalière = Coffea arabica subsp. myrtifolia A.Chev. = Coffea arabica subsp. pendula Cramer = Coffea arabica subsp. polysperma Burck = Coffea arabica subsp. pubescens Cif. = Coffea arabica subsp. purpurascens Cramer ≡ Coffea arabica subsp. rotundifolia Ottol. = Coffea arabica subsp. rotundifolia Ottol. ex Cramer ≡ Coffea arabica subsp. straminea Miq. = Coffea arabica subsp. straminea Miq. ex A.Froehner = Coffea arabica subsp. sundana (Miq.) A.Chev. = Coffea arabica subsp. typica Cramer ≡ Coffea arabica subsp. variegata Ottol. = Coffea arabica subsp. variegata Ottol. ex Cramer = Coffea arabica var. amarella A.Froehner = Coffea arabica var. angustifolia Cramer = Coffea arabica var. arabica ≡ Coffea arabica var. bourbon Rodr. = Coffea arabica var. bourbon Rodr. ex Choussy = Coffea arabica var. brevistipulata Cif. = Coffea arabica var. bullata Cramer ≡ Coffea arabica var. columnaris Ottol. = Coffea arabica var. columnaris Ottol. ex Cramer = Coffea arabica var. culta A.Chev. = Coffea arabica var. cultoides A.Chev. ≡ Coffea arabica var. erecta Ottol. = Coffea arabica var. erecta Ottol. ex Cramer = Coffea arabica var. goiaba Taschdjian = Coffea arabica var. latifolia A.Chev. = Coffea arabica var. laurina (Smeathman) DC. = Coffea arabica var. laurina Laness. = Coffea arabica var. longistipulata Cif. = Coffea arabica var. maragogype A.Froehner = Coffea arabica var. mirta P.J.S.Cramer = Coffea arabica var. mokka Cramer = Coffea arabica var. monosperma Ottol. & Cramer = Coffea arabica var. murta Lalière = Coffea arabica var. myrtifolia A.Chev. = Coffea arabica var. pendula Cramer = Coffea arabica var. polysperma Burck = Coffea arabica var. pubescens Cif. = Coffea arabica var. purpurascens Cramer ≡ Coffea arabica var. rotundifolia Ottol. = Coffea arabica var. rotundifolia Ottol. ex Cramer ≡ Coffea arabica var. straminea Miq. = Coffea arabica var. straminea Miq. ex A.Froehner = Coffea arabica var. sundana (Miq.) A.Chev. = Coffea arabica var. typica Cramer ≡ Coffea arabica var. variegata Ottol. = Coffea arabica var. variegata Ottol. ex Cramer ≡ Coffea bourbonica Pharm. = Coffea bourbonica Pharm. ex Wehmer = Coffea corymbulosa Bertol. = Coffea laurifolia Salisb. = Coffea laurina Smeathman = Coffea moka Heynh. = Coffea sundana Miq. = Coffea vulgaris Moench