Genus of plant : Coffea, Family : Rubiaceae
Class of plant : Dicotyledoneae
Coffee is the most widely used beverage worldwide. Coffee with
its caffeine content has a stimulating effect in humans. It is a
widely consumed stimulant beverage prepared from roasted
seeds, commonly called beans, of the coffee plant. Coffee is a
black color beverage, which consumers take in the morning itself
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as bed coffee. It is useful against numerous illnesses, particularly
those of the stomach. Coffee was first consumed in the 9th
century, when it was discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia.
Today, coffee is one of the most popular beverages worldwide.
Coffee berries, which contain the coffee bean, are produced by
several species of small evergreen bush of the genus Coffea. The
two most commonly grown species are Coffea canephora and