Rudgea verticillata
(Ruiz & Pav.) Spreng.
Inhambane coffee, Whorled-panicle coffee tree
Rubiaceae Edible: Seeds
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows up to 2 m tall. The leaves are oblong to sword shaped. The flower panicles are at the ends of branches The flowers are white.
Edible Uses
The seeds are occasionally used as a coffee substitute.
Traditional Uses
The seeds are occasionally used in coffee.
This uses section is brief — help expand it
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 3,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Americas, Bolivia, Central Africa, Peru,
Synonyms
Coffea racemosa Ruiz & Pav. [Illegitimate]Coffea verticillata Ruiz. & Pav.Hexepta racemosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Raf.Rudgea amazonica Mull.Arg.Rudgea racemosa Spreng.Uragoga amazonica (Mull.Arg.) Kuntze
References (1)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 767 (As Rudgea racemosa)
