Excelsa Coffee Variety

Kenya - Coffea Excelsa at Coffee Research Foundation at Ruiru
Kenya - Coffea Excelsa at Coffee Research Foundation at Ruiru, sweetmarias.com

Coffea Excelsa is a distinct Species in the Genus Coffea, and has Robusta-like form. It can be confused with Robusta and Liberica because of its form, and robusta-like cup. Excelsa variety is not to be confused with the Colombian coffee grade Excelso, which is unrelated.

The correct scientific name is Coffea Dewertii.

The cup is not sweet, and quite harsh. The plant, as I have seen it at coffee research test gardens, grows in a tall tree-like form, a bit like Liberica.

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