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the tree of coffee

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Coffee is a genus of flowering plants of the Rubiaceae family. Introduction about coffee tree Coffee species are shrubs or small trees native to tropical Africa and southern and tropical Asia. The seeds of some species, called coffee beans, are used to flavor a variety of beverages and products. The fruits, like the seeds, are rich in caffeine and have a distinctive taste. The plant is considered one of the most valuable and traded products in the world and is an important export commodity for many countries, including Central and South America, the Caribbean and Africa. The coffee trade depends mainly on two of the more than 120 varieties, Coffea arabica (commonly known as "Arabica"), which accounts for 60-80% of the world's coffee production, and Coffea canephora (known as an unnamed "Robusta" "), which accounts for about 20-40%. Both types of coffee are vulnerable to landscape changes caused by climate change, which are likely to lead to reductions in pr