Flowering coffee bush
Title | Info |
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Common name | Coffee |
Scientific name | Coffea arabica |
Taxonomic group | Rubiaceae |
Source | Dan L. Perlman |
Economic botany | Food plants |
Food plants | Other |
Date | 1995 |
Location | Costa Rica,North America |
Coffee plant flowering. Native to Ethiopia, coffee grows as a shrub or small tree. Each flower will develop into a fruit that contains two coffee beans (technically, they are seeds). The beans are dried, roasted, and ground before they can be used to create a cup of coffee.