Rubiaceae
Coffea

Coffea ligustroides S.Moore

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 94 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Zimbabwe (Chirinda). It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

Rubiaceae, D.M.Bridson & B.Verdcourt. Flora Zambesiaca 5:3. 2003

Morphology General Habit
Shrub 1.2–2.4 m tall; young twigs maroon-brown, very sparsely pubescent to pubescent on either side.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf blades 2–7 × 0.8–2.7 cm, oblong-elliptic to oblong or sometimes narrowly elliptic in shape, obtuse to acute or rarely subacuminate at the apex, acute at the base, papery, dull above; lateral nerves in 8–9 main pairs; tertiary nerves usually apparent on both surfaces; domatia often well defined, sparsely pubescent; petiole 2–7 mm long; stipules (3)4–8 mm long, triangular at base gradually tapering above.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers (4)5-merous, 1(2) single-flowered inflorescences per axil; inflorescence stalks 3–5 mm long, lower portion short, hidden by cupules or shortly exposed, the portion between the upper cupule and bracteolar cupule well developed, exposed, the segment above this well developed or sometimes reduced; cupules 1–2, with foliar lobes short to moderate, c. 1.25 mm long; bracteolar cupule lobed, sometimes free to the base; scale-like bractlets present.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx limb shorter than disk.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla creamy- white to pure white; tube 4–4.5(6) mm long, 3 mm wide at top; lobes 7–8 × 1.75–3.5 mm, oblong, obtuse to rounded.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit orange-yellow, 6–9 × 6–7 mm; whole stalk lengthening to 6–8 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds greenish-brown, 8 × 4 mm.
[FZ]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18290331/18539360

Conservation
VU - vulnerable
[IUCN]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • 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
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  • 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