Coffee (Liberian)
A tropical plant. It suits the hot, wet, lowland tropics. It requires heavy rainfall and high temperatures. It benefits from light shade. It can grow on a range of soils, including poor soils. It can grow in temperatures between 18-28°C. It cannot tolerate frost. It grows naturally in Liberia in West Africa. It grows up to 1,200 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Also known as:
Cofeeiro, Kopi liberia, Liberian coffee
Synonyms
- Many, Coffea abeokutae Cramer
- Coffea klainei Pierre ex De Wild.
- Coffea excelsa A. Chev.
- Coffea dewevrei de Wild. & Th. Dur.
Edible Portion
- Seeds - coffee
Where does Coffee (Liberian) grow?
Found in: Africa, Angola, Asia, Australia, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central America, China, Congo DR, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, East Africa, East Timor, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Grenada, Guam, Guianas, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hawaii, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, Rotuma, Sao Tome and Principe, SE Asia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Southern Africa, South America, Suriname, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad, United States, Venezuela, Wallis and Futuna, West Africa
Notes: There are about 40 Coffea species.
Growing Coffee (Liberian)
Cultivation: Plants are grown from seed. Seed breed fairly true. The seed are put in a nursery and planted out at 4 m x 4 m spacing. Trees are often not pruned. Sometimes the plants are topped at 2 m and excessive side branches removed. Usually fruit are dried on the tree and processed by dry methods. The seeds have a hard shell making it more difficult to remove than Arabican coffee. Plants can also be grown from cuttings or by grafting.
Edible Uses: The seeds make a bitter drink. They are roasted.
Production: Flowering occurs at irregular intervals but not in flushes. Fruit mature one year after flowering. Fruit of various stages of ripeness are found on the one tree. Plants are cross pollinated.
Nutrition Info
per 100g edible portion| Edible Part | Energy (kcal) | Protein (g) | Iron (mg) | Vitamin A (ug) | Vitamin c (mg) | Zinc (mg) | % Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
Coffee (Liberian) Photos
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