Coffee
Coffea arabica
family
Rubiaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
NIL
For information only
Common names
Abyssinian coffee, Arabian coffee, Arabica coffee, Brazilian coffee, Coffee, Coffeetree, Dwarf coffee.
A shrub or small tree growing up to 5 m tall. Its stems are green, hairless, and have somewhat swollen joints. Its paired leaves (7-20 cm long) are dark green and glossy. Its white flowers are arranged in small dense clusters in the upper leaf forks, with each cluster containing 2-10 flowers. These flowers have five petals with five narrow spreading lobes 10-15 mm long. Its fleshy fruit (10-20 mm long) turn from green to red as they mature.
Impact
Impact
"Coffee (Coffea arabica) is spreading from cultivation and becoming an environmental weed in south-eastern and northern Queensland. It is also seen as a potential environmental in northern New South Wales and other parts of coastal Queensland. It was recently ranked among the 200 most invasive plant species in south-eastern Queensland, while in northern Queensland it has invaded undisturbed rainforest and rainforest margins on the Atherton Tableland., This shade-tolerant species is considered to be particularly invasive because it will grow under intact forest canopies. It has often escaped from cultivation and invaded rainforests in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. In Hawaii, coffee (Coffea arabica) also invades valleys, streambeds, and vegetation along creeks (i.e. riparian areas)."
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
"Coffee (Coffea arabica) is spreading from cultivation and becoming an environmental weed in south-eastern and northern Queensland. It is also seen as a potential environmental in northern New South Wales and other parts of coastal Queensland. It was recently ranked among the 200 most invasive plant species in south-eastern Queensland, while in northern Queensland it has invaded undisturbed rainforest and rainforest margins on the Atherton Tableland., This shade-tolerant species is considered to be particularly invasive because it will grow under intact forest canopies. It has often escaped from cultivation and invaded rainforests in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. In Hawaii, coffee (Coffea arabica) also invades valleys, streambeds, and vegetation along creeks (i.e. riparian areas)."
