The Coffee Family
Rubiaceae
Fun Fact: Coffee beans are technically seeds derived from the pits of bright red fruits known as “coffee cherries.”
Plants in the Coffee Family share these traits:
Leaves
Elliptical and waxy
Oppositely arranged along the stem
Often feature prominent venation
Fruit (known as “coffee cherry”)
1 or 2 seeded drupe
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Plants depicted in this Plant Family Portrait:
Catunaregam Spinosa (Mountain Pomegranate)
Coffea Arabica (Arabic Coffee)
Gardenia Cornuta (Horned Gardenia)
Gardenia Latifolia (Indian Boxwood)
Gardenia Taitensis (Tahitian Gardenia)
Morinda Citrifolia (Noni)
Morinda Latibractea
Mussaenda Raiateensis (Pacific Mussaenda)
Rosenbergiodendron Formosum (Blackberry Jam Fruit)
Portlandia Grandiflora (Bell Flower)
Pseudomussaenda Flava (Dwarf Mussaenda)
My goal with this series of Plant Family Portraits is to deepen people’s awareness of plants and gain an understanding of plant details. An appreciation for biodiversity is an important part of our wellbeing. May we all delight in nature’s fascinating architecture and colors, appreciate our environment, and how precious it is to protect.
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