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    Facts about Robusta Coffee

    By SylviaFebruary 18, 2020Updated:February 18, 2020No Comments8 Mins Read
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    Coffea Canephora, or Coffea robusta, is a coffee plant that is most commonly known to grow Robusta coffee beans. It is a species of coffee belonging to Rubiaceae (Madder family). Though widely known as Coffea robusta, the plant is scientifically identified as Coffea canephora, which has two main varieties, robusta and nganda. The plant has its origins in the northern forests of Ethiopia and now grows indigenously throughout western and central sub-Saharan Africa (Liberia – Tanzania – Angola). Some of the popular common names of the plant are Congo coffee, Congo coffeetree, Robusta coffee and robusta coffee tree.

    Robusta coffee comes from the Coffea canephora plant. As the name suggests, it’s a sturdier, more robust variety of coffee (compared to Arabica), and accounts for about 40% of the world’s total coffee production. The Robusta plant has a greater crop yield than that of Arabica, contains more caffeine (2.7% compared to Arabica’s 1.5%), and contains less sugar (3–7% compared to Arabica’s 6–9%). As it is less susceptible to pests and disease, Robusta needs much less herbicide and pesticide than Arabica.

    Robusta Coffee facts

    Robusta Coffee Quick Facts
    Name: Robusta Coffee
    Scientific Name: Coffea canephora
    Origin Central and western sub-Saharan Africa
    Colors Green when young turning to Red as they mature
    Shapes Round, 1.0-1.2 cm across, smooth when dry
    Taste Bitter, rubbery/grain-like flavor
    Health benefits Beneficial for asthma, atropine poisoning, fever, flu, headache, jaundice, malaria, migraine, narcosis, nephrosis, opium poisoning, sores and vertigo
    Name Robusta Coffee
    Scientific Name Coffea canephora
    Native Central and western sub-Saharan Africa
    Common Names Congo coffee, Congo coffeetree, Robusta coffee, robusta coffee tree
    Name in Other Languages Arabic: Bin qasbi (بن قصبي)
    Assamese: Kaphi (কফি)
    Bengali: Kaphi(কফি)
    Bulgarian: Kafe robusta (кафе робуста)
    Catalan: Cafè robust
    Chinese:  Zhong guo ka fei
    Czech: Kávovník statný
    Dutch: Robusta koffie
    English: Congo coffee, Congo coffeetree, Robusta coffee, robusta coffee tree
    Esperanto: Fortika kofeo
    Estonian: Kongo kohvipuu
    Finnish: Kongonkahvi
    French: Café robusta, Caféier robuste, Caféier canéphore
    German: Robustakaffee, Robustakaffeebaum, Robustakaffeestrauch, Kongo-Kaffeestrauch
    Gujarati: Kophi (કૉફી)
    Hebrew: קפה רובוסטה
    Hindi: Kafi (काफ़ी), kophi (कॉफी)
    Hungarian: Robuszta kávé
    Indonesian: Robusta
    Italian: Caffe di Congo, caffè robusta
    Japanese:  Robusuta koohiii (ロブスタコーヒーノキ)
    Kannada: Kaaphi (ಕಾಫಿ)
    Konkani: Kawphi (कॉफि)
    Malayalam: ṟēābasṟṟa kāppi (റോബസ്റ്റ കാപ്പി), kaappicceti (കാപ്പിച്ചെടി)
    Manipuri: Kophi
    Marathi: Kava (कवा), kophi (कॉफि)
    Mizo: Kaw-fi
    Nepali: Kahuwa (कहुवा), kaphi (काफि)
    Persian: قهوه کانفورا
    Polish: Kawa kongijska
    Portuguese: Café-robusta, cafeiro, café
    Russian: Kofe robusta (Кофе робуста), Kofe kongolezskiy (Кофе конголезский)
    Slovak: Kávovník robusta
    Spanish: Cafeto robusto, café robusta
    Swedish: Robustakaffe
    Tamil: Kapi (காபி)
    Telugu: Kaaphii (కాఫీ)
    Thai: Kafae
    Ukrainian: Robusta (Робуста)
    Vietnamese: Càphê robusta, Cà phê vối
    Plant Growth Habit Robust tree or shrub
    Growing Climates Open or dense rain-forest, forest margins and to desert areas
    Soil Prefers a well-drained fertile, neutral to slightly acid soil. Succeeds in shallow soils in areas of high rainfall, and will stand temporary water logging
    Plant Size About 12 m tall
    Root Shallow root system
    Leaf Leaves are drying thickly papery, elliptic, elliptic-oblong, or occasionally ovate-oblong, 15-30 cm long 6-12 cm wide, hairless on both surfaces, base wedge-shaped to broad
    Inflorescence Inflorescences with cymes 1-3 in each leaf axil, each cyme 3-6-flowered, stalk less to stalked with stalks up to 7 mm. Flower-stalks are up to 2 mm
    Flower White to pink, funnel-shaped. Flower tube is 5-16 mm; petals 5-7, spatula-shaped to narrowly elliptic, 8-19 mm, obtuse to rounded
    Fruit Shape & Size Round, 1.0-1.2 cm across, smooth when dry, hairless
    Fruit Color Green when young turning to Red as they mature
    Varieties
    • S.274 Coffee
    • CxR Coffee
    Propagation By seed
    Taste Bitter, rubbery/grain-like flavor, with a pea nutty aftertaste.
    Plant Parts Used Seeds
    Precautions
    • It contains Caffeine.
    • Excess use of Caffeine may cause nausea, vomiting, Insomnia, Nervousness, increased heartbeat.

    Plant Description

    Robusta coffee is a very variable evergreen shrub or small robust tree growing up to 12 meters tall, though usually smaller. It often has a large, umbrella shaped growth habit. The plant is often found growing in open or dense rain-forest, forest margins and to desert areas. The plant prefers a well-drained fertile, neutral to slightly acid soil. It can also succeed in shallow soils in areas of high rainfall, and will stand temporary waterlogging. The plant has a shallow root system and grows as a robust tree.

    It can grow in low altitudes, as well as diverse climatic conditions. Farmers love to grow it because grows faster, and is more disease and pest-resistant than Arabica coffee. Canephora beans are associated with producing coffee beans that are very bitter and have a low acidic rate. As a result of their high bitterness level the coffee beans cannot be used in every brew. The canephora beans are primarily used for espresso, traditional instant coffee (Waka uses only 100% Arabica beans), or as a filler for lower-grade ground coffee blends as they produce a strong flavor of coffee.

    Leaves

    Leaf-stalk is 1-2 cm long and hairless. Leaves are drying thickly papery, elliptic, elliptic-oblong, or occasionally ovate-oblong, 15-30  cm long and 6-12 cm wide, hairless on both surfaces, base wedge-shaped to broad, margins flat or occasionally crisped-wavy, tip long-pointed with tip 1-1.8 cm. Secondary nerves are 10-12 pairs.

    Flowers

    Inflorescences with cymes 1-3 in each leaf axil, each cyme 3-6-flowered, stalk less to stalked with stalks up to 7 mm. Flower-stalks are up to 2 mm. Sepal cup is hairless. Flowers are white to pink, funnel-shaped. Flower tube is 5-16 mm. Petals is 5-7, spatula-shaped to narrowly elliptic, 8-19 mm, obtuse to round.

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    Fruits

    The plant flowers irregularly, taking about 10-11 months for cherries to ripen, producing oval shaped beans. Fertile flowers are followed by round berries 1.0-1.2 cm across, smooth when dry and are hairless. Fruits are initially green turning to bright red as they mature. Robusta plant has a greater crop yield than that of Coffea arabica. As it is less susceptible to pests and disease, Robusta needs much less herbicide and pesticide than Arabica.

    History

    The Coffea Canephora originated in the northern forests of Ethiopia and now grows indigenously throughout western and central sub-Saharan Africa (Liberia – Tanzania – Angola). Since the original discovery of the Coffea plant, it has naturalized and made its way to other hot places around the world, like Vietnam, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and the Lesser Antilles.

    Important Varieties of Robusta Coffee in India

    The two major varieties of Robusta Coffee in India are:

    S.274 Coffee

    This variety of Robusta coffee is a selection made from the high yielding old Robusta coffee collection that was brought to India from Sri Lanka. It’s the most commonly grown variety among India’s major Robusta coffee growing regions. The sturdy bushes of the S. 274 coffee plant are strong, and can adapt across distinct regions. Its seeds (or beans) are bold, round and greyish colored (after wet processing).

    CxR Coffee

    This variety of Robusta coffee is a hybrid of Robusta coffee and Coffea congenisis. The bushes of this plant variety are more compact, with smaller and narrower leaves compared to conventional Robusta plants. Its seeds (or beans) are bold, with soft and neutral features in the cup compared to conventional Robusta coffee.

    Traditional uses and benefits of Robusta Coffee

    • Seed consist of caffeine, a widely used stimulant that is also used in proprietary painkillers to potentiate the effect of aspirin and Paracetamol.
    • It also consists of the stimulants theobromine and theophylline, as well as chlorogenic acid, which are stimulant and diuretic as well as a known allergen.
    • Seed is a bitter, aromatic, stimulant herb that has diuretic effects and controls vomiting.
    • It is reported to be analgesic, an aphrodisiac, anorexic, antidotal, cardio tonic, CNS-stimulant, counter-irritant, diuretic, hypnotic, galactagogue and nervine.
    • Whilst not usually recognized as a medical herb, coffee is a highly effective general stimulant, having a particular effect upon the central nervous system, improving perception and physical performance.
    • It has been found of help in some cases of headache or migraine.
    • An enema made using coffee beans is an effective cleanser for the large bowel.
    • Coffee is a folk remedy for asthma, atropine poisoning, fever, flu, headache, jaundice, malaria, migraine, narcosis, nephrosis, opium poisoning, sores and vertigo.
    • The bean is also popularly used in skin care therapy.
    • The Robusta bean is rich in antioxidants, which are popular elements of cellular rejuvenation.
    • Cup of coffee in the morning does not only wake you up, but also encourage your cells to heal.
    • Due to its acidic content, Robusta beans are more coveted ingredients in facial or body masks to remove excess oil and dead cells.

    Other Facts

    • In recent years, Vietnam, which produces mostly Robusta, has become the world’s largest exporter of Robusta coffee, accounting for over 40% of the total production.
    • Brazil is still the biggest coffee producer in the world, producing one-third of the world’s coffee, though 70% of that is C. arabica.
    • Coffelite, a type of plastic, is made from coffee beans.
    • Coffee, with iodine, is used as a deodorant.
    • Seeds consist of caffeine, which has been described as a natural herbicide, selectively inhibiting germination of seeds of Amaranthus spinosus.
    • Pulp and parchment are used as manure and mulches.
    • Indonesia is one of the highest Robusta producers.
    • Robusta is the hardier, resilient plant that doesn’t need much special treatment.

    References:

    https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=506060#null

    https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=COCA39

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffea_canephora

    https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=11092

    https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/14793

    http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-45464

    https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/265166

    https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Robusta%20Coffee.html

    https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/COFCA

    http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Coffea+canephora

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    Robusta Coffee Scientific Classification

    Scientific Name: Coffea canephora

    Rank Scientific Name & (Common Name)
    Kingdom Plantae (Plants)
    Subkingdom Tracheobionta (Vascular plants)
    Infrakingdom Streptophyta  (land plants)
    Super Division Spermatophyta (Seed plants)
    Division Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
    Sub Division Spermatophytina  (spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames)
    Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
    Sub Class Asteridae
    Super Order Asteranae
    Order Rubiales
    Family Rubiaceae (Madder family)
    Genus Coffea L. (coffee)
    Species Coffea canephora Pierre ex Froehner (robusta coffee)
    Synonyms
    • Coffea arabica var. stuhlmannii A.Froehner
    • Coffea bukobensis Zimm.
    • Coffea canephora Pierre
    • Coffea canephora f. sankuruensis De Wild.
    • Coffea canephora var. crassifolia Laurent
    • Coffea canephora var. crassifolia Laurent ex De Wild.
    • Coffea canephora var. gossweileri A.Chev.
    • Coffea canephora var. hiernii Pierre ex De Wild.
    • Coffea canephora var. hinaultii Pierre
    • Coffea canephora var. hinaultii Pierre ex De Wild.
    • Coffea canephora var. kouilouensis De Wild.
    • Coffea canephora var. laurentii (De Wild.) A.Chev.
    • Coffea canephora var. maclaudii (A.Chev.) A.Chev.
    • Coffea canephora var. muniensis Pierre
    • Coffea canephora var. muniensis Pierre ex De Wild.
    • Coffea canephora var. nganda Haarer
    • Coffea canephora var. oka A.Chev
    • Coffea canephora var. oligoneura Pierre
    • Coffea canephora var. oligoneura Pierre ex De Wild.
    • Coffea canephora var. opaca Pierre
    • Coffea canephora var. opaca Pierre ex De Wild.
    • Coffea canephora var. robusta (L.Linden) A.Chev.
    • Coffea canephora var. sankuruensis (De Wild.) De Wild.
    • Coffea canephora var. stuhlmannii (A.Froehner) A.Chev.
    • Coffea canephora var. trillesii De Wild.
    • Coffea canephora var. ugandae (Cramer) A.Chev.
    • Coffea canephora var. welwitschii (Pierre ex De Wild.) A.Chev.
    • Coffea canephora var. wildemanii Pierre
    • Coffea canephora var. wildemanii Pierre ex De Wild.
    • Coffea laurentii De Wild.
    • Coffea maclaudii A.Chev.
    • Coffea quillon Wester
    • Coffea robusta L.
    • Coffea robusta L.Linden
    • Coffea ugandae Cramer
    • Coffea welwitschii Pierre
    • Coffea welwitschii Pierre ex De Wild.
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