Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rubiaceae | Genus: Coffea | Species: Coffea arabica L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Coffea vulgaris, Coffea moka | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Coffee | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Arabica Coffee, Coffee | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Coffee | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | 1,370-1,830 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit purple when ripe, oblong with 2 pyrenes |
| Habitat | Occurs in understory of secondary forests and along forest edges including along streams | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native to Ethiopia and naturalised in Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, China | Bark Details | Bark pale brown to dark brown |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | is an evergreen, glabrous shrub or small tree, up to 5 m tall when unpruned | Leaf Details | Leaves bifarious 5-7 by 1.2-2.5 in shortly acuminate shining glabrous lateral pits |
