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habit (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
paired leaves (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
flowers (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
close-up of flower (Photo: Chris Gardiner)
immature fruit (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
maturing fruit (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
close-up of seeds (Photo: Steve Hurst at USDA PLANTS Database)
seedlings (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
Scientific Name
Coffea arabica L.
Family
Rubiaceae
Common Names
Abyssinian coffee, Arabian coffee, arabica coffee, Brazilian coffee, coffee, coffeetree, dwarf coffee
Origin
Native to central Africa (i.e. south-western Ethiopia, south-eastern Sudan and north-eastern Kenya).
Naturalised Distribution
Naturalised in south-eastern and northern Queensland, as well as on Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.
Also naturalised on numerous Pacific islands.
Notes
Coffee (Coffea arabica) is regarded as an environmental weed in south-eastern Queensland and northern Queensland. It is also seen as a potential environmental weed or "sleeper weed" in northern New South Wales and other parts of coastal Queensland. In south-eastern Queensland it appears on the list of the 200 most invasive plant species, 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).
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