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Highland Coffee of Sierra Leone
Coffea stenophylla
Coffea stenophylla, also known as highland coffee or Sierra Leone coffee, is a species of Coffea originating in West Africa.
As of 2020, it was not commercially cultivated, because its low yield and small berries make it inferior to the two economically dominant species, Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora (robusta).
From the article Coffea stenophylla on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
C. stenophylla is native to the West African countries of Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
At the table
According to Aaron Davis, head of coffee research at Britain's Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the cultivation of C. stenophylla could be used to further diversify the genetic portfolio of cultivated coffee around the world. Further diversification is considered necessary to increase resilience to climate change as well as pressures from global crop diseases, such as rust. C. stenophylla has been found to have good agronomic performance at low elevations (c. 150 m). This could expand the potential area used for coffee cultivation, which is typically higher elevations of 800 m and above. It has been found to be a heat-tolerant species and some scientists believe it could help reduce the impact of climate change on coffee farmers.
Wikipedia: “Future uses”
In human culture
The specific epithet is derived from the Greek: stenos (narrow) and phyllon (leaf) to give "narrow-leaved".
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Coffea stenophylla in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 879571.