Coffea stenophylla

Coffea stenophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Coffea
Species:
C. stenophylla
Binomial name
Coffea stenophylla

Coffea stenophylla, also known as highland coffee or Sierra Leone coffee, is a species of Coffea originating from West Africa.[2][3]

It is currently not commercially cultivated, because its low yield and small berries make it inferior to the two economically dominant species Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora (robusta).[3]

Research is being done to evaluate the sensory and agronomic benefits of commercially cultivating it as a method of expanding the genetic diversification of global coffee stock and increasing resilience to both climate change and crop disease pressures.[3][4]

  1. ^ Chadburn, H. & Davis, A.P. 2017. (2017). "Coffea stenophylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T18538903A18539566. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T18538903A18539566.en.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  3. ^ a b c Davis, Aaron P.; Gargiulo, Roberta; Fay, Michael F.; Sarmu, Daniel; Haggar, Jeremy (2020-05-19). "Lost and Found: Coffea stenophylla and C. affinis, the Forgotten Coffee Crop Species of West Africa". Frontiers in Plant Science. 11: 616. doi:10.3389/fpls.2020.00616. ISSN 1664-462X. PMC 7248357. PMID 32508866.
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