50 COFFEE 



Leaves long-elliptical, veins 7-8, greenish-yellow color; fruit red.... 



straminea Miq. 



Leaves abundant, 5 cm. to 7 cm. wide by 13 cm. to 20 cm. long, veins 

 9-11, rarely 13; bracteoles highly developed, nearly linear, extending 

 beyond calyx ; fruit red stuhlmannii Warbg. 



Leaves small, narrowed toward the tip, three times as long as wide 

 (1.5 cm. to 3.0 cm. wide by 5.0 cm. to 10 cm. long), veins 5-6 of the 



first rank, not very distinct; branches thin; fruit red 



intermedia Froehner 



Leaves elliptical, 3.0 cm. wide by 6.0 cm. long; branches articulate, 



gray ; bark transversely fissured ; fruit red 



rhachiformis (Baill.) Froehner 



Leaves glabrous, pointed, narrow, cuneiform; petiole i cm. long; 

 fruit black Humblotiana (Baill.) Froehner 



Leaves 4.5 cm. to 6.0 cm. wide by 12.5 cm. to 18 cm. long; fruit 

 yellow, rare amarella Hort. ex Froehner 



Leaves elliptical or oval-oblong, obtusely-acuminate, cuneiform, nar- 

 rowed, thinly coriaceous, not glandular in axils of veins, 2.0 cm. to 

 3.5 cm. wide by 7 cm. to 15 cm. long, veins 6-7 of the first rank; fruit 

 white, size of a pea leucocarpa Hiern 



Coffea arabica L. var. maragogipe Hort. ex Kew Bull. (1884) 164. 



A large plant, resembling C. lib erica Bull in habit. Branches 

 whippy, with very long internodes. Leaves twice the size of the 

 other varieties of C. arabica L., papery in texture, with undulating 

 margin. Flowers and fruit characteristic of C. arabica L. excepting 

 the size of the fruit which is nearly 2.5 cm. long. The so-called 

 "parchment skin" or chartaceous integument is thin, not hard or 

 horny. Extraordinarily vigorous plant, attaining a height of 2.4 to 

 3.0 M. at the age of 3-4 years, and full of fruit or so-called cherries, 

 at that time. The tree bears earlier than other coffees. The mature 

 fruit is red, soft, silky, smooth surface, and it has a proportionally 

 small amount of pulp. The seeds, like the fruit as a whole, are 

 larger than other varieties of C. arabica L. This results in a greater 

 yield by weight per acre. Cleaned beans, prior to desiccation, form 

 thirty per cent by weight of the fruit. 



Diagnostic Characters of the Variety : — Succulent and large leaves. 

 The large size of the fruit. 



Common Names: — Maragogipe Coffee; Brazilian Coffee; Blue 

 Mountain Coffee. 



Geographical Distribution: — Brazil. Introduced Into Bolivia; 

 India; Ceylon; Java; Queensland; Jamaica. 



