Bengal Coffee
Coffea benghalensis
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- February-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Coffea benghalensis
- Genus
- Coffea
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Tropical Himalayas, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Java
- Found in India
- Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-April
- 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
- Bengali
- বাংলা কফি
About Bengal Coffee
Bengal Coffee (Coffea benghalensis) 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 semi-evergreen forests. It occurs across Tropical Himalayas, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Java. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-April.
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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