Coffea stenophylla
Rubiaceae FAMILY

Coffea stenophylla

Coffea stenophylla

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Coffea stenophylla is an evergreen, densely branched shrub or small tree growing up to 6 metres tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The seeds are sometimes used as a source of coffee[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. Said to be a superior form, the plant is sometimes cultivated[ 301 Title Cornucopia II Publication Author Facciola. S. Publisher Kampong Publications, California. Year 1998 ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 Description The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeWestern Tropical Africa - Guinea, Sierra Leone and Cote D'Ivoire.
HabitatFound on hill tops, in gallery forest and in primary rain forest, at elevations of 200 - 700 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].