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