Rudgea verticillata
(Ruiz & Pav.) Spreng.
Inhambane coffee, Whorled-panicle coffee tree
RubiaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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C. Dennis : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
C. Dennis : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds
The seeds are occasionally used as a coffee substitute.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 3,000 m above sea level.
Africa, Americas, Bolivia, Central Africa, Peru,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Peru, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A shrub or small tree. It grows up to 2 m tall. The leaves are oblong to sword shaped. The flower panicles are at the ends of branches The flowers are white.
Names & Synonyms
Coffea racemosa Ruiz & Pav. [Illegitimate]Coffea verticillata Ruiz. & Pav.Hexepta racemosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Raf.Rudgea amazonica Mull.Arg.Rudgea racemosa Spreng.Uragoga amazonica (Mull.Arg.) Kuntze
References (1)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 767 (As Rudgea racemosa)
