Coffea arabica
Coffee
As recorded: Coffea arabica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W.Elizabeth D. Brown Jr. →Hessler Brown →
- Collector number
- 200
- Date
- February 28, 1921
- Locality
- Tahiti
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 28, 1921, Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W. also collected 4 other specimens.
Coffea arabica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,842 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Kauaʻi, Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) Phillip, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
MRF3+Q8G, San Salvador, El Salvador
(c) Gabriela López Chavarría, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Hawaii Belt Rd, Kealakekua, HI, US
(c) Douglas Wahl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
El Carmen de Viboral, CO-AN, CO
(c) camizuluagag, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
New South Wales, AU
(c) Tanya Zubakin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Telephone Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Coffea arabica. BISH 173828. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956147930. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/173828.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956147930 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026