Coffea brevipes
Hiern.
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Description
A shrub. It grows 1-2 m tall. The branches are slender and smooth. The leaves are narrowly oval and wedge shaped at the base. They are 10-20 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. There are 6-8 pairs of side veins. The flowers occur singly in the axils of leaves. They are 2 cm long before they open. The fruit are smooth and oval and 12 mm long. They have 2 cells and 2 seeds. They are red.
Edible Uses
The seeds are used locally to make coffee.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It occurs in the Cameroon mountains at 1,000 m above sea level. It grows as an understorey plant in dense forest. It suits the humid lowland tropics.
Where It Grows
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, West Africa,
Cultivation
A plant of the lowland, humid tropics.
Other Information
The seed is used locally for coffee.
Synonyms
References (5)
- Dalziel, 1937,
- Grivetti, L. E., 1980, Agricultural development: present and potential role of edible wild plants. Part 2: Sub-Saharan Africa, Report to the Department of State Agency for International Development. p 27
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 168
- Sonke, B. & Stoffelen, P., Une nouvelle espece de Coffea L. (Rubiaceae) du Cameroon et quelques notes sur ses affinities avec les especes voisines. Adansonia 26(2) p 153-160
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
