Coffea liberica
| Coffea liberica | |
|---|---|
| C. liberica tree in Vietnam | |
| Roasted C. liberica beans from the Philippines, where they are known as "kapeng barako" | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Coffea |
| Species: | C. liberica |
| Binomial name | |
| Coffea liberica | |
| Synonyms | |
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Coffea liberica, commonly known as the Liberian coffee, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae from which coffee is produced. It is native to western and central Africa (from Liberia to Uganda and Angola), and has become naturalised in areas including Colombia, Venezuela, the Philippines, Borneo and Java.