Rubiaceae · Coffea

Kafi / Robusta Coffee

Coffea robusta

Shrub
Habit
Shrub
Native to
Africa
Flowering
February-June

Plant Details

Scientific name
Coffea robusta
Genus
Coffea
Family
Rubiaceae
Habit
Shrub
Native to
Africa
Flowering & fruiting
February-June
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf surface
Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Opposite
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Kafi itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Whiterecorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Berry

Characters marked “recorded” are for Kafi itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Assamese
কফি kaphi
Bengali
কফি kaphi
Gujarati
કૉફી kophi
Hindi
काफ़ी kafi, कॉफी kophi
Kannada
ಬುಂದು, ಬೂಂದು Bundu, ಕಾಫಿ kaaphi, Coffee
Konkani
कॉफि kawphi
Malayalam
കാപ്പിച്ചെടി kaappicceti
Manipuri
kophi
Marathi
कवा kava, कॉफि kophi
Mizo
kaw-fi
Nepali
कहुवा kahuwa, काफि kaphi
Tamil
காபி kapi
Telugu
కాఫీ kaaphii
Tulu
ಬುನ್ನು Bunnu, ಬೂಣು Boonu

About Kafi

Robusta Coffee (Coffea robusta) belongs to the Rubiaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. It is native to Africa. Flowering and fruiting run from February to June.

Illustration representing the Rubiaceae family
Botanical family

Rubiaceae

Coffee/Madder family

Kafi belongs to the Rubiaceae family.

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