Rubiaceae
Coffea

Coffea commersoniana (Baill.) A.Chev.

First published in Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 18: 835 (1938)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Madagascar. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Davis, A.P., Govaerts, R., Bridson, D.M. & Stoffelen, P. (2006). An annotated taxonomic conspectus of the genus Coffea (Rubiaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 152: 465-512.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Capuron, R. [22289] Madagascar K000045253 No
Rakotonasolo, F. [RNF 53] Madagascar K:SPC-70163.000 No
s.coll. [184] Madagascar K000045257 No
Dumetz, N.; McPherson [1113] Madagascar K000045251 No
Davis, A.P.; Rakotonasolo [2723] Madagascar K000033711 No
Rakotonasolo, F.; Block de; Randriambaovonjy [53] Madagascar K000033923 No
Capuron, R. [22289] Madagascar K000045248 No
Rabevohitra, A.R. [2455] Madagascar K000045254 No
Humbert, J.H. [5950] Madagascar K000175394 No
Ranjatson, P. [119] Madagascar K000045255 No
Davis, A.P.; Rakotonasolo [2715] Madagascar K000033712 No
McPherson, G.D. [14359] Madagascar K000045249 No
Davis, A.P.; Rakotonasolo, F. [2723] Madagascar K000175578 No
s.coll. [184] Madagascar K000045256 No
McPherson, G.D. [14359] Madagascar K000045250 No
McPherson, G.D.; Dumetz, N.; Rabevohitra, R. [14780] Madagascar K000045093 No
Fosberg, F.R.; Leroy, J.-.F. [52561] Madagascar K000045094 No
Davis, A.P.; Rakotonasolo [2720] Madagascar K000033713 No
Dumetz, N.; Gereau [565] Madagascar K000045252 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0