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Coffee Plant
Coffee comes from a tropical plant that belongs
to the Rubiaceae family. There are many
species of coffee plants, around 25, but the two most economically important
are coffea arabica (Arabica coffee), accounting for 70% of world
production, and coffea canephora, (Robusta coffee), accounting for nearly
all of the rest. Its geographic range
lies between 25oN and 25oS. Robusta
coffee does not require high altitude for growth--it can be cultivated between
sea-level and 800 meters. For arabica
coffee however, higher altitudes provide better growth conditions, and as a
result, it is primarily cultivated in hilly or mountainous regions. |  |
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