Robusta Coffee

Coffea canephora

Shrub
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About Robusta Coffee

Coffea canephora (especially C. canephora subvar. robusta, syn. Coffea robusta, or commonly robusta coffee) is a species of coffee plant that has its origins in central and western sub-Saharan Africa. It is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. Though widely known as Coffea robusta, the plant is scientifically identified as Coffea canephora, which has two main varieties, robusta and nganda (nom. illeg.). Coffea canephora represents around 45% of global coffee production, with Coffea arabica constituting most of the remainder. There are several differences between the composition of coffee beans from C. arabica and C. canephora. Beans from C.

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Plant Details

Scientific name
Coffea canephora
Genus
Coffea
Family
RUBIACEAE
Habit
Shrub
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Local Names

Hindi
काफ़ी kafi, कॉफी kophi
Nepali
कहुवा kahuwa, काफि kaphi
Bengali
কফি kaphi
Tamil
காபி kapi
Telugu
కాఫీ kaaphii
Kannada
ಬುಂದು, ಬೂಂದು Bundu, ಕಾಫಿ kaaphi
Malayalam
കാപ്പിച്ചെടി kaappicceti, റോബസ്റ്റ കാപ്പി, Coffea canephora
Marathi
कवा kava, कॉफि kophi
Illustration representing the RUBIACEAE family
Botanical family

Rubiaceae

Coffee/Madder family

Robusta Coffee belongs to the Rubiaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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