Coffea liberica

Coffea liberica
C. liberica tree in Vietnam
Roasted C. liberica beans from the Philippines, where they are known as "kapeng barako"
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Coffea
Species:
C. liberica
Binomial name
Coffea liberica
Synonyms
18 synonyms
  • Coffea abeokutae Cramer
  • Coffea abeokutae var. camerunensis A.Chev.
  • Coffea abeokutae var. indeniensis (Siebert) A.Chev.
  • Coffea abeokutae var. longicarpa Portères
  • Coffea abeokutae var. macrocarpa A.Chev.
  • Coffea abeokutae var. microcarpa A.Chev.
  • Coffea abeokutae var. sphaerocarpa Portères
  • Coffea excelsoidea Portères ex A.Chev.
  • Coffea liberica var. aurantiaca A.Chev.
  • Coffea liberica f. bwambensis Bridson
  • Coffea liberica var. gossweileri A.Chev.
  • Coffea liberica var. grandifolia A.Chev.
  • Coffea liberica var. indeniensis E.Siebert
  • Coffea liberica var. ivorensis E.Siebert
  • Coffea liberica var. liberica
  • Coffea liberica var. liberiensis E.Siebert
  • Coffea liberica var. pyriformis Fauchère
  • Coffea oyemensis A.Chev.

Coffea liberica, commonly known as Liberian coffee, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae from which coffee is produced. It is native to western and central Africa (from Liberia to Uganda and Angola), and has become naturalised in areas including Colombia, Venezuela, the Philippines, Borneo and Java.