Coffea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Coffea species are shrubs or small trees native to tropical and southern Africa and tropical Asia. The seeds of some species, called coffee beans, are used to flavor various beverages and products.

Coffea, genus of about 125 species of flowering plants of the family Rubiaceae, mostly native to Africa. Two species are of major importance as the source of coffee. Members of the genus are largely evergreen shrubs or small trees and often inhabit the understory of tropical forests.

2019年1月11日 · The coffee beverage treasured by millions of people around the world results from roasted seeds of trees belonging to the botanical family Rubiaceae, genus Coffea. Coffee plants were discovered in Africa and eventually disseminated to countries throughout the world.

Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora are the most largely commercialized species within the sub-genus Coffea family Rubiaceaes. The genus Coffea encompasses around 100 species, with only a few being commercially significant.

2024年11月17日 · The genus name for coffee is Coffea, and the two dominant commercial species grown worldwide are varieties of Coffea arabica (Arabicas) and Coffea canephora (Robustas).

The genus Coffea, which belongs to the Rubiaceae family, embraces two of the more important plant species of the international coffee trade: Coffea arabica L. and Coffea canephora Pierre, widely known as Arabica and Robusta.

Fissured bark appears on older branches. The berries that result from the blossoms are edible with a pulpy grape-like texture, but are more likely to be harvested and processed into coffee beans. The genus name comes from the Arabic word kahwah meaning beverage. The species name means of Arabia.

The genus Coffea (broad sense since (3)) includes woody plants belonging to the Rubiaceae family. It comprises 124 species and 17 additional taxa, with a natural distribution covering tropical Africa, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius and the Reunion Islands extending to Southern and Southeast Asia and Australasia.

2006年12月1日 · An annotated taxonomic conspectus of the genus Coffea (coffee) is presented, with 103 species and seven infraspecific taxa enumerated. The taxonomic history of Coffea is summarized and details of...

From a genomic perspective, the coffee genus has seen significant advancements since the first Coffea genome was sequenced in 2014. Subsequent research has delved into the genetic makeup of Coffea species, including comprehensive genome sequencing of both cultivated and 82 wild species.