Coffea ebracteolata
(Hiern) Brenan
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Ehoarn Bidault
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Ehoarn Bidault
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Ehoarn Bidault
Description
A tropical shrub in the Rubiaceae family that grows 3-5 m tall with white flowers. It is cultivated in tropical regions.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are processed and used to make coffee.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are used for coffee.
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Medicinal Uses
A soft paste made from the leaves, combined with garlic and lemon, is applied to the puncture marks on the skin caused by Guinea worms, which after a few days are killed and can be gradually removed.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Nigeria, West Africa,
Other Uses
The ground fruits and seeds are used to make black tattoos. Toothbrushes are made from the wood. The branches and twigs are fibrous and have been used as brooms. The plant's successful hybridization with Coffea arabica opens up new prospects in coffee breeding.
Synonyms
References (2)
- Hepper, F. N. & Keay, R. W. J. 1963, Rubiaceae. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2.
- Plants of the World on Line.
