Scientific Name:
Coffea arabica
Pronunciation:
KOFF-ee-uh a-RAB-ih-kuh
Common Name:
coffee plant, Arabian coffee
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.
Habit:
Dense, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature 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. Compare to robusta coffee.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Shapes:
Elliptic
Apices:
Cuspidate
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Entire, Undulate (wavy)