Coffea
Coffea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Coffea species are shrubs or small trees native to tropical and southern Africa and tropical Asia. The seeds of some species, called coffee beans, are roasted and ground to brew into various coffee beverages. The fruits, like the seeds, contain a large amount of caffeine, and have a distinct sweet taste.
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Coffea is a genus of flowering plants native to tropical Africa and Asia that produce the coffee beans used to make the popular beverage coffee. The seeds and fruits of Coffea species contain significant amounts of caffeine and have a naturally sweet taste, which is why they are valued for brewing into various coffee drinks.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyRubiaceae
Native toAngola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo
General: natives: Coffea brassii (J.-F.Leroy) A.P.Davis and C. mabesae
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Coffea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Coffea species are shrubs or small trees native to tropical and southern Africa and tropical Asia. The seeds of some species, called coffee beans, are roasted and ground to brew into various coffee beverages. The fruits, like the seeds, contain a large amount of caffeine, and have a distinct sweet taste.
The plant ranks as one of the world's most valuable and widely traded commodity crops and is an important export product of several countries, including those in Central and South America, the Caribbean and Africa. The coffee trade relies heavily on two of the over 120 species, Coffea arabica (commonly known simply as "Arabica"), which accounts for 60–80% of the world's coffee production, and Coffea canephora (known as "Robusta"), which accounts for about 20–40%.