Mazhar Botanic Garden

Colubrina arborescens (Mill.) Sarg.

Wild Coffee

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001269
Common name: Wild Coffee
English name: Coffee Colubrina
Native: C. America. Mexico. Caribbean. Florida
Country: Bahamas Caribbean Cuba Florida Mexico Panama
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen shrub or small tree grows up to 3-8 m high bark gray, smooth leaves dark green, elliptic ovate 4-15 cm long flowers white or yellowish-green in clusters fruit small capsules, containing 3 seeds

Ornamental plant. landscaping as a specimen tree. medicinal. screen. Hedge. known for its decay-resistant wood

Rhamnus colubrina Jacq - Ceanothus arborescens Mill

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Texture: Lime rich soils Loam Rocky  Sandy
Fertility: Low
Drainage: Well drained
Topography: Coastal area
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds. semi-hardwood. cuttings
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 10A, 10B : 11
pH range: 5.0-8.0

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