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Coffea

Called “Coffee” in GBIF

Coffea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Coffea species are shrubs or small trees native to tropical and southern Africa and tropical Asia. The seeds of some species, called coffee beans, are roasted and ground to brew into various coffee beverages. The fruits, like the seeds, contain a large amount of caffeine, and have a distinct sweet taste.

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148
accepted species in GBIF
Source: GBIF
1
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Research on Coffea

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Spent coffee grounds turned into a drug-trapping water filter

The coffee grounds you toss after your morning brew could one day help strip trace medications ou...

AI image tool spots coffee leaf disease with 95% accuracy

If you grow any plant where leaf spots and rust are hard to tell apart with the naked eye, this s...

PubMed → · research article

Coffee compound fights liver cancer in animal studies

That afternoon cup of coffee contains chlorogenic acid, the same compound researchers are studyin...

PubMed → · research article

Coffee's waste grounds can become soil-improving biochar, scientists find

Every bag of coffee you brew leaves behind grounds that most people throw away, but those grounds...

What science is finding about Coffea

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this genus, newest first.

Microbes and enzymes offer a cleaner way to destroy a common food toxin

If you've ever stored grain, dried chili peppers, or homemade wine at home, mold-produced toxins like this one can sneak into...

Coffee food-safety / soil-health

AI image tool spots coffee leaf disease with 95% accuracy

If you grow any plant where leaf spots and rust are hard to tell apart with the naked eye, this shows how a smartphone camera...

Coffee crop-improvement / plant-signaling

Coffee compound fights liver cancer in animal studies

That afternoon cup of coffee contains chlorogenic acid, the same compound researchers are studying for its ability to kill...

Coffee medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

Coffee's waste grounds can become soil-improving biochar, scientists find

Every bag of coffee you brew leaves behind grounds that most people throw away, but those grounds can be turned into biochar,...

Coffee biochar / soil-health

Metformin-phytochemical combination therapy in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: mechanistic insights and therapeutic potential.

Milk thistle growing along your fence or in a sunny patch of disturbed soil has been producing silymarin for millennia — and...

Coffee medicinal-plants / phytochemicals

Distinct microbial mediators link diet to inflammation in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Every handful of beans, leafy greens, or berries from your garden feeds gut bacteria that actively suppress inflammation — and...

Coffee gut-microbiome / fiber

Fungal diversity associated with coffee leaf rust (Hemileia vastatrix) pustules based on ITS1 amplicon sequencing.

Researchers studied the fungal communities living alongside coffee leaf rust infections on coffee plants across Costa Rica....

Coffee crop-improvement / climate-adaptation

Polyphenol-Rich Coffee Leaf Extract Alleviates High-Fat Diet-Induced Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction through Modulation of Barrier Integrity, Enterohepatic Axis, and Gut Microbiota.

Coffee plants in your garden or at your local café produce leaves that are usually thrown away, yet they may contain some of...

Coffee polyphenols / gut-microbiota