the varieties

Illustration of COFFEA arabica L. 106 (Coffea arabica L., Arabian coffee) Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erläuterndem Texte : Atlas zur Pharmacopoea germanica (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Coffea arabica, Rubiaceae, Arabica Coffee, Mountain Coffee. The unroasted dried beans are used in homeopathy as remedy: Coffea (Coff.) Deutsch: Coffea arabica, Rubiaceae, Arabica-Kaffee, Bergkaffe. Die ungerösteten getrockneten Bohnen werden in der Homöopathie als Arzneimittel verwendet: Coffea (Coff.) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Coffee The varieties Coffee In the classification system of the vegetable kingdom created by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, the coffee was classified in the family Rubiaceae, which includes 4500 varieties including 60 species of the genus Coffea. Of the approximately 60 species of coffee plants exist, only 25 are the most commercial fruits, but of these only the first four have a prominent place in the trade of coffee beans of the Coffea Arabica, Coffea Robusta, Coffea Liberica Coffea Excelsa. Coffea Arabica Crop species and selected for several centuries. Of this the most 'popular and' the variety '"Moka", mostly cultivated in Arabia, whose little beans have an intense aroma. Their characteristic color and 'copper green, while the shape and' flattened and lengthened. Other varieties 'are the "Typical", the "Bourbon" is very common in Brazil and the "Maragogype" appreciated for grains more' big it produces. The Arabica plants thrive in soil with minerals, especially those of volcanic origin, located over 600 meters high. The ideal climate must be around average temperature of 20 ° C. The cultivation of other species 'was introduced from the end of' the nineteenth century, as a result of diseases that, in many regions, affected and decimated the Coffea Arabica. Since then, were chosen and selected other species able to produce beans to be successfully introduced on the international market. Among the most interesting ones for the production of coffee 'include the: Coffea Robusta Similar to the Coffea Arabica, its branches bend, as an umbrella to the ground. During the year the blooming 'continues. Its round beans are more 'small, but more' rich in caffeine compared to previous species and, once roasted, they are very fragrant. This species' that grows in the plains, has been very successful in the market. Discovered in Congo and 'now much cultivated,' cause over abundance of production and reduced installation cost, shows a strong resistance to disease, vegetating in difficult conditions. Some varieties' obtained by crosses of "Canephora" that Robusta belongs, are widespread in Indonesia, Uganda, India and West Africa. And also 'been obtained "the Arabusta", a cross between the two Coffee, Arabica and Coffea Robusta.la Liberica Coffea Liberica From the forests of Liberia and the Ivory Coast, and 'a beautiful plant long-lived, strong, luxuriant, with fruits and seeds almost double those of Arabica, and also more' resistant to parasites. It 'a plant that requires high temperature and abundant water. Due to these characteristics, the Coffea Liberica 'choice as the port - plug and to obtain, by cross, new varieties' are mostly present in the Ivory Coast and Madagascar. Its beans, although quality 'below, give a coffee' odorous and pleasant. With a taste that, until a few years ago, like most Scandinavian countries Coffea Excelsa Discovered in 1904, this species is very resistant to drought and disease attack. ' From 'a very high yield and grains, left grow old, give a coffee with odorous and pleasant taste, similar to that of Coffea Arabica. The four species described are the most 'important in terms of profitability' of crops. Among the species, however, less suitable ', then, of yielding: Coffea Stenophylla It is cultivated in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Cote d'Ivoire and it 'resistant to drought.' The scent of its beans 'comparable to that of you,' but the taste of the drink is the palate of tasters. Some examples of Coffea Stenophylla found in botanical gardens. Coffea Mauritania From it you get a drink bitter and stirring. Coffea Racemosa Plant deciduous during the dry season foliation starts in the rainy season. From 'a coffee' poor of caffeine, but very fragrant. Coffea Congencis Coming from the banks of the Congo, produces a coffee 'good quality' but the shrub 'unproductive. Coffea Dewevrei Comes from the forests of the Belgian Congo. Coffea Neo-Arnoldiana Also selected in Congo, has a high yield. Coffea Abeokutoe Cultivated in Côte d'Ivoire, its beans remind Coffea Arabica. Coffea Dybowskii It 's the group dell'Eucoffea, it intertropical Africa. Other varieties' of Coffea are not for cultivation. But some species are cultivated in some countries: Kouilou, Sankuru, Uganda, Niaouli. Plant deciduous during the dry season foliation starts in the rainy season. From 'a coffee' poor of caffeine, but very fragrant. Coffea Congencis Coming from the banks of the Congo, produces a coffee 'good quality' but the shrub 'unproductive. Coffea Dewevrei Comes from the forests of the Belgian Congo. Coffea Neo-Arnoldiana Also selected in Congo, has a high yield. Coffea Abeokutoe Cultivated in Côte d'Ivoire, its beans remind Coffea Arabica. Coffea Dybowskii It 's the group dell'Eucoffea, it intertropical Africa. Other varieties' of Coffea are not for cultivation. But some species are cultivated in some countries: Kouilou, Sankuru, Uganda, Niaouli

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