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Arabian Coffee (Coffea arabica)

Description

Coffea arabica , also known as the Arabian coffee, "coffee shrub of Arabia", "mountain coffee", or "arabica coffee", is a species of Coffea. It is believed to be the first species of coffee to be cultivated, and is the dominant cultivar, representing some 60% of global production.Coffee produced from the less acidic, more bitter, and more highly caffeinated robusta bean C. canephora makes up the preponderance of the balance.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Rubiaceae

              • Genus: Coffea