Scientific Name:	Coffea arabica
Pronunciation:	KOFF-ee-uh a-RAB-ih-kuh
Common Name:	coffee plant
Family Name:	Rubiaceae
Plant Type:	Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:	Leaves glossy, elliptic, dark green leaves; flowers fragrant, white, 5-lobes; fruit red drupe.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293, HORT 1155

Habit: Dense, Upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 3 - 5m Spread: 2 - 3m Origin: Africa Hardiness Rating: Zone 10: (-1 to 4 C) Exposure: Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Indoor plant Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Lustrous Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic Apices: Cuspidate Bases: Obtuse Margins: Entire, Undulate (wavy)

Inflorescence Type: Flowers clustered Flower Morphology: Colour (petals): White Flower Scent: Fragrant Flower Time at Peak: Apr, May, Jun

Fruit Type: Drupe Fruit Colour: Red Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Edible

Bark or Stem Colour:

Propagation:	Seed
Plant Care:
Optimal Temp.:	Medium indoor temperature
Light Level:	Medium indoor light level
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Mites, Scale insects, Thrips

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse Location Map

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