Coffea mauritiana Lam.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Coffea

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 7 m tall. The leaves are dark green and shiny. They are simple, smooth and opposite. The flowers are white and like stars. They have a smell. They grow in clusters in the axils of the leaves. The fruit are are green then yellow to brown. They turn purple when ripe.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 7.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in evergreen forests up to 1,200 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food gene source medicinal social use
Edible seeds
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 42 - 56
Germination temperacture (C°) 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Habit

Coffea mauritiana habit picture by H. Goëau (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Coffea mauritiana leaf picture by Augustin Soulard (cc-by-sa)
Coffea mauritiana leaf picture by H. Goëau (cc-by-sa)
Coffea mauritiana leaf picture by H. Goëau (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Coffea mauritiana world distribution map, present in Madagascar, Mauritius, and Réunion

Conservation status

Coffea mauritiana threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:747190-1
WFO ID wfo-0000911482
COL ID WW44
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 706067
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Synonyms

Coffea campaniensis Coffea sylvestris Geniostoma reticulatum Coffea arabica var. mauritiana Coffea mauritiana var. lanceolata Coffea nossikumbaensis Coffea mauritiana