Coffea magnistipula
Coffea magnistipula is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub species of Coffea that is endemic to the Lower Guinean forests of tropical West Africa, specifically the South Cameroon Plateau and the Chaillu Massif of Gabon. Its scientific name is derived from the large stipules in which rain water and debris collects. The plant is unusual among Coffea species in having adventitious roots.[1]
| Coffea magnistipula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Coffea |
| Species: | C. magnistipula |
| Binomial name | |
| Coffea magnistipula Stoff. & Robbr. | |
References
- Stoffelen, Piet; Robbrecht, Elmar; Smets, Erik (1997). "Adapted to the rain forest floor: A remarkable new dwarf Coffea (Rubiaceae) from Lower Guinea (Tropical Africa)". Taxon. 46 (1): 37–47. doi:10.2307/1224290. JSTOR 1224290.
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