Kafi / Arabian Coffee
Coffea arabica
Also known as Coffee
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- March-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Coffea arabica
- Genus
- Coffea
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Ethiopia
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of Tropics
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Rubiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- काफ़ी Kafi
- Tamil
- Kappi, Capie cottay
- Telugu
- Chaabe
- Kannada
- ಬುಂದು, ಬೂಂದು Bundu, Tulu: ಬುನ್ನು Bunnu
- Malayalam
- Kappi, കാപ്പിചെടി, കോഫി അറബിക
- Marathi
- Kaphe
- Sinhala
- ඇරබිකා කෝපි
About Kafi
Arabian Coffee (Coffea arabica) is a shrub belonging to the Rubiaceae family (Coffee/Madder family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, cymose/panicle/head flower clusters, berry/drupe/capsule fruit. It is typically found in cultivated. Native to Ethiopia, it is distributed across Cultivated in most parts of Tropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-December. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Kafi belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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