The research team also identified some chemical properties of the species — whose plants produce characteristic black ripe fruits as opposed to the deep reds or yellows of arabica — that may give it ...

It’s 600,000 years old. Using genes from coffee plants around the world, researchers built a family tree for the world’s most popular type of coffee, known to scientists as Coffea arabica and to ...

There are two primary species of coffee plants: Coffea Arabica and Coffea Robusta. Arabica is considered to be the more flavorful and complex of the two, while Robusta is known for its strong and ...