Coffea arabica is a species of coffee indigenous to Ethiopia and Yemen. It is also known as the "coffee shrub of Arabia", "mountain coffee" or "arabica coffee". Coffea arabica is believed to be the first species of coffee to be cultivated, being grown in southwest Arabia for well over 1,000 years. It is considered to produce better coffee than the other major commercially grown coffee species, Coffea canephora (robusta). Arabica contains less caffeine than any other commercially cultivated species of coffee. Wild plants grow to between 9 and 12 m tall, and have an open branching system; the leaves are opposite, simple elliptic-ovate to oblong, 6-12 cm long and 4-8 cm broad, glossy dark green. The flowers are white, 10-15 mm in diameter and grow in axillary clusters. The fruit is a drupe (though commonly called a "berry") 10-15 mm in diameter, maturing bright red to purple and typically contain two seeds (the coffee 'bean').

Coffea Arabica

Coffea arabica is a species of coffee indigenous to Ethiopia and Yemen. It is also known as the "coffee…

Coffea Arabica is a species of coffee indigenous to Ethiopia and Yemen. It is also known as the "coffee shrub of Arabia", "mountain coffee" or "arabica coffee". Coffea arabica is believed to be the first species of coffee to be cultivated, being grown in southwest Arabia for well over 1,000 years. It is considered to produce better coffee than the other major commercially grown coffee species.

Coffea Arabica

Coffea Arabica is a species of coffee indigenous to Ethiopia and Yemen. It is also known as the "coffee…

A coffee plant.

Coffee

A coffee plant.

A field of coffee and tobacco in Puerto Rico.

Coffee and Tobacco Lands

A field of coffee and tobacco in Puerto Rico.

"Coffee is the seed of an evergreen shrub, which is cultivated in hot climates, and is a native of Abyssinia and of Arabia. This shrub is from 15 to 20 feet in height, and belongs to the Rubiaceæ. The fruit is of an oval shape, about the size of a cherry, and of a dark-red color when ripe. Each of these contains two cells, and each cell a single seed, which is the coffee as we see it before it undergoes the process of roasting."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Coffee Bean

"Coffee is the seed of an evergreen shrub, which is cultivated in hot climates, and is a native of Abyssinia…

"Coffee is the seed of an evergreen shrub, which is cultivated in hot climates, and is a native of Abyssinia and of Arabia. This shrub is from 15 to 20 feet in height, and belongs to the Rubiaceæ. The fruit is of an oval shape, about the size of a cherry, and of a dark-red color when ripe. Each of these contains two cells, and each cell a single seed, which is the coffee as we see it before it undergoes the process of roasting."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Coffee Bean

"Coffee is the seed of an evergreen shrub, which is cultivated in hot climates, and is a native of Abyssinia…

A coffee can is similar to a mug with a sturdily built type of cup often used for drinking hot beverages, such as coffee. By definition it has handles and often hold a larger amount of fluid than other types of cups.

Coffee Can

A coffee can is similar to a mug with a sturdily built type of cup often used for drinking hot beverages,…

"Coffee is the seed of an evergreen shrub, which is cultivated in hot climates, and is a native of Abyssinia and of Arabia. This shrub is from 15 to 20 feet in height, and belongs to the Rubiaceæ. The fruit is of an oval shape, about the size of a cherry, and of a dark-red color when ripe. Each of these contains two cells, and each cell a single seed, which is the coffee as we see it before it undergoes the process of roasting."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Coffee Plant

"Coffee is the seed of an evergreen shrub, which is cultivated in hot climates, and is a native of Abyssinia…

This coffee pot contains a bottom chamber which contains water. When this is heated, pressure from the steam pushes the water through a basket containing ground coffee.

Original Type Coffee Pot

This coffee pot contains a bottom chamber which contains water. When this is heated, pressure from the…

Common or arabian coffee are the common names of coffea arabica. The fruit of the plant is a two seeded, deep crimson berry.

Common or Arabian Coffee

Common or arabian coffee are the common names of coffea arabica. The fruit of the plant is a two seeded,…

The Huito (Genipa americana) is a small tree with edible fruit in the madder family, Rubiaceae.

Huito

The Huito (Genipa americana) is a small tree with edible fruit in the madder family, Rubiaceae.

"This coffee apparatus consists of a glass globe a, an infusing jar b, of glass or porcelain and a bent tube c of block tin or German silver fitted by a cork stopper into the neck of the globe and passing to the bottom of the jar, where it ends in a finely perforated disc. The apparatus also requires a spirit lamp d or other means of communicating a certain amount of heat to the globe. The coffee is infused with boiling water in the jar, and a small quantity of boiling water is also placed in the globe. The tube is then fitted in, and the spirit lamp is lighted under the globe. The steam generated expels the air from the globe, and it bubbles up through the jar. When the bubbles of air cease to appear almost the whole of the air will have been ejected, and on withdrawing the lamp the steam in the globe condenses, creating a vacuum, to fill up which the infused coffee rushes up through the metal tube, being at the same time filtered by the accumulated coffee grounds around the perforated disc." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Napier's Coffee Apparatus

"This coffee apparatus consists of a glass globe a, an infusing jar b, of glass or porcelain and a bent…

The Tea and Coffee service used to serve both tea and coffee.

Tea and Coffee Service

The Tea and Coffee service used to serve both tea and coffee.

An illustration of a tea pot.

Tea Pot

An illustration of a tea pot.

An illustration of a woman serving tea to two other women.

A Woman Serving Tea to Two Women

An illustration of a woman serving tea to two other women.

An illustration of three women and two girls having tea and snacks.

Three Women & Two Girls Having Tea

An illustration of three women and two girls having tea and snacks.