
Coffea arabica
Coffee
As recorded: Coffea arabica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Mumford, E.P.; Adamson, A.M.Alastair M. Adamson →Edward Philpott Mumford →
- Collector number
- 300
- Date
- April 16, 1929
- Locality
- Atuona
- Island
- Hiva Oa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 16, 1929, Mumford, E.P.; Adamson, A.M. also collected 8 other specimens.
Coffea arabica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coffea arabica. BISH 173830. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956640780. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/173830.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956640780 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
