Coffea brassii

Coffea brassii
Flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Coffea
Species:
C. brassii
Binomial name
Coffea brassii
(J.-F.Leroy) A.P.Davis[2][3]
Synonyms[3]
  • Paracoffea brassii J.-F.Leroy
  • Psilanthus brassii (J.-F.Leroy) A.P.Davis

Coffea brassii is a species of plant in the coffee and gardenia family Rubiaceae. It is native to Papua New Guinea and to Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland, Australia. It has the conservation status of least concern from both the Queensland Government and the International Union for Conservation of Nature[1][4]

It is a shrub growing to about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) tall with leaves reaching about 8 cm (3.1 in) long by 4 cm (1.6 in) wide.[5] It was first described in 1967 by French botanist Jean-François Leroy, from material collected in Papua New Guinea. It was initially placed in the genus Psilanthus and transferred to Coffea in a review of the former genus by Aaron Paul Davis in 2010.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Chadburn, H.; Davis, A.P. (2018). "Coffea brassii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T18290149A18539086. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T18290149A18539086.en. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  2. ^ "Coffea brassii (J.-F.Leroy) A.P.Davis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Coffea brassii (J.-F.Leroy) A.P.Davis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  4. ^ "Taxon - Coffea brassii". WildNet. Queensland Government. 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  5. ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Coffea brassii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  6. ^ Davis, A. P. (2014). "Six species of Psilanthus transferred to Coffea (Coffeeae, Rubiaceae)". Phytotaxa. 10: 41–45. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.10.1.6.
  • Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
  • Observations of this species on iNaturalist
  • Images of this species on Flickriver.com