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Bengal CoffeeCoffea benghalensis

Coffea benghalensis is a wild shrub native to Bangladesh and eastern India, with fragrant white flowers and red, two-seeded drupes. It offers valuable genetic diversity.

Photograph © Brian Johnson · CC-BY-NC

Bengal Coffee Names & Synonyms

Common names and botanical synonyms

Common Names

  • Bengal Coffee

Synonyms

  • Psilanthus benghalensis (B.Heyne ex Roth) J.-F.Leroy

Bengal Coffee Taxonomy

Botanical classification

Taxonomic classification of Bengal Coffee
RankName
kingdomPlantae
divisionTracheophyta
classMagnoliopsida
orderGentianales
familyRubiaceae
genusCoffea
speciesCoffea benghalensis