Coffea mauritiana

Lam. (1785)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Rubiaceae Genus: Coffea

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Uses and Culture

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Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Encycl. 1: 550 (1785)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Coffea mauritiana Koloa, NTBG, Lawai Valley, Maidenhair Falls, Rubiaceae area Preserved_Specimen 1.5 m tree; leaves dark green above, glossy; flower ramigerous, corolla tube pale orange basally outside, lobes, stamens and style white, sweetly fragrant, 4 pm Lorence, D.H. 8489 Kauai BISH 2000-06-23
2 Coffea mauritiana Kolea District. Lawai Valley. National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden, Rubiaceae area. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Large shrub 4m, main stems erect-spreading. Leaves subcoriaceous, dark green, glossy above, paler below. Fruits ellipsoid, green ripening purple, 2-seeded. Flower buds resinous. Lorence, D.H. 9539 Kauai BISH 2007-03-13