Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusCoffea
Scientific name with authorshipCoffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner
Indexed scientific synonyms
Coffea arabica var. stuhlmannii A.FroehnerCoffea bukobensis Zimm.Coffea canephora PierreCoffea canephora f. sankuruensis De Wild.Coffea canephora f. sankuruensis DeWild.Coffea canephora var. crassifolia LaurentCoffea canephora var. crassifolia Laurent ex De Wild.Coffea canephora var. crassifolia LautentCoffea canephora var. crassifolia Lautent ex DeWild.Coffea canephora var. gossweileri A.Chev.Coffea canephora var. hiernii PierreCoffea canephora var. hiernii Pierre ex De Wild.Coffea canephora var. hiernii Pierre ex DeWild.Coffea canephora var. hinaultii PierreCoffea canephora var. hinaultii Pierre ex De Wild.Coffea canephora var. hinaultii Pierre ex DeWild.Coffea canephora var. kouilouensis De Wild.Coffea canephora var. kouilouensis DeWild.Coffea canephora var. laurentii (De Wild.) A.Chev.Coffea canephora var. maclaudii (A.Chev.) A.Chev.Coffea canephora var. muniensis PierreCoffea canephora var. muniensis Pierre ex De Wild.Coffea canephora var. muniensis Pierre ex DeWild.Coffea canephora var. nganda HaarerCoffea canephora var. oka A.Chev.Coffea canephora var. oligoneura PierreCoffea canephora var. oligoneura Pierre ex De Wild.Coffea canephora var. oligoneura Pierre ex DeWild.Coffea canephora var. opaca PierreCoffea canephora var. opaca Pierre ex De Wild.Coffea canephora var. opaca Pierre ex DeWild.Coffea canephora var. robusta (L.Linden) A.Chev.Coffea canephora var. sankuruensis (De Wild.) De Wild.Coffea canephora var. sankuruensis (DeWild.) DeWild.Coffea canephora var. stuhlmannii (A.Froehner) A.Chev.Coffea canephora var. trillesii De Wild.Coffea canephora var. trillesii DeWild.Coffea canephora var. ugandae (Cramer) A.Chev.Coffea canephora var. welwitschii (Pierre ex De Wild.) A.Chev.Coffea canephora var. wildemanii PierreCoffea canephora var. wildemanii Pierre ex De Wild.Coffea canephora var. wildemanii Pierre ex DeWild.Coffea laurentii De Wild.Coffea laurentii DeWild.Coffea maclaudii A.Chev.Coffea quillon WesterCoffea robusta L.LindenCoffea ugandae CramerCoffea welwitschii PierreCoffea welwitschii Pierre ex De Wild.Coffea welwitschii Pierre ex DeWild.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Social use
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier747068-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF ME SU
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.