Coffea arabica 'Laurina' L.

Common Name: Bourbon Pointu Coffee
Family: Rubiaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: SE. Sudan, SW. Ethiopia, N. Kenya (Mt. Marsibit)

Description: A natural recessive mutant 'laurina' which is epigenetic and monolocus. This mutation results in a dwarfed plant with a compact plant habit. This mutation originally noted in plants introduced to Reunion Island.³

USDA Zone: 10a-11

Accession Data:

Accession # 201500032
Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
Accession Date: 05-29-2015
Bench: 1111 - AFR:Ground Bed 1 SE
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-26-2025

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: euasterid I
Order: Gentianales
SubOrder:
Family: Rubiaceae
SubFamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Coffeeae
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017

References (internal):

Beverage Plants

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Ethiopia / Sudan / Kenya /

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 29 May 2015.
WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 29 May 2015
Lécolier A., Verdeil J., Escoute J., Chrestin H., Noirot M., Laurina mutation affected Coffea arabica tree size and shape mainly through internode dwarfism, Trees, October 2009, Volume 23, Issue 5, pp 1043-1051. Accessed 29 May 2015.

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