The Probert Encyclopaedia of Nature

COFFEE

Coffee is a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs of the family Rubiaceae. This shrub (Coffea arabica) is from 4 to 6 metres in height. The leaves are green, glossy on the upper surface, and the flowers are white and sweet-scented. The fruit is of an oval shape, about the size of a cherry, and of a dark-red colour when ripe.
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