About Bengal Coffee
Coffea benghalensis is a species of Coffea found in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. It is primarily found in tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in damp areas such as along streams, but can also be found in dry mixed forests and sal (Shorea robusta) forests such as the Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bengal, as well as monsoon forests, where it forms a thick undergrowth layer. It is a common species throughout its range in areas such as the forests of West Bengal and Meghalaya, and in some areas such as the Gandaki River basin in Nepal, it is a major component of the shrub flora.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Coffea benghalensis
- Genus
- Coffea
- Family
- RUBIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- Tropical Himalayas, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Java
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- বাংলা কফি
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Bengal Coffee belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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