Coffea canephora (Robusta Coffee) is a flowering plant that grows up to 33 feet (10 m) tall as a robust tree or shrub. It blooms…
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Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the Coffee, Madder, or Bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules. The family contains about 13,500 species in 611 genera, which makes it the fourth-largest angiosperm family. Rubiaceae has a cosmopolitan distribution, however, the largest species diversity is concentrated in the (sub)tropics.
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Coffea arabica (Arabian Coffee) is an upright tropical evergreen shrub or small tree that grows up to 15 feet (4.5 m) tall. In coffee…
Psychotria loniceroides (Hairy Psychotria) is a shrub or a small tree that grows up to 16.4 feet (5 m) tall. The trunk is crooked with…
Psychotria capensis (Black Bird Berry) is an evergreen shrub or small tree with a slender stem, horizontal branches, and pale brown bark…
Psychotria elata (Hot Lips) is a tropical tree that has become internet-famous because of its flowers or rather the shape of the red …