Coffea ebracteolata (Hiern) Brenan

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Coffea

Characteristics

A shrub. It can grow 3-5 m tall. The flowers are white.
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A forest shrub, 1-8 ft. high
Flowers white.
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Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Environment

Dense forest, in both humid and semi-dry regions; at low elevations.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are used for coffee.
Uses coffee substitute gene source material medicinal wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 42 - 56
Germination temperacture (C°) 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Coffea ebracteolata world distribution map, present in Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Conservation status

Coffea ebracteolata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:747103-1
WFO ID wfo-0000910958
COL ID WVZ2
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Synonyms

Psilanthus ebracteolatus Coffea lamtoensis Cofeanthus ebracteolatus Coffea ebracteolata