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| Coffea arabica | |
| "Coffee" | |
| LHBC 181 | |
| Family: Rubiaceae | |
| Native to: Northeast Tropical Africa | |
| EVERGREEN SHRUB. Coffee is a member of Rubiaceae, a family rich in alkaloids and with many toxis species. Fortunately, the most prevalent alkaloid in coffee is caffeine. | |
| Horticultural notes: Coffee plantations have replaced huge areas of tropical premontane and montane forest in Central and South America, Africa and Southeast Asia. Easy to grow as a houseplant. |
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