Coffea

E897801

plant genus taxon

Coffea is a genus of flowering plants whose seeds are processed to produce coffee, one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Coffea canonical	2
Coffea arabica	2
Coffea canephora	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10959783 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Coffea
Context triple: [Arabica, genus, Coffea]

A. Theobroma
Theobroma is a genus of tropical American trees best known for including Theobroma cacao, the source of cocoa and chocolate.
B. Arabica
Arabica is a high-quality coffee species prized for its smooth, aromatic flavor and widely used in premium coffee varieties worldwide.
C. Erythroxylum coca
Erythroxylum coca is a South American shrub whose leaves contain stimulant alkaloids traditionally chewed by indigenous peoples and industrially processed to produce cocaine.
D. Cochoqua
The Cochoqua were a prominent Khoikhoi pastoralist group in the Cape region of South Africa, known for their power and involvement in early conflicts with Dutch colonists in the 17th century.
E. Myristica
Myristica is a genus of tropical evergreen trees in the nutmeg family, best known for species that produce the culinary spice nutmeg.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Coffea
Target entity description: Coffea is a genus of flowering plants whose seeds are processed to produce coffee, one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world.

A. Theobroma
Theobroma is a genus of tropical American trees best known for including Theobroma cacao, the source of cocoa and chocolate.
B. Arabica
Arabica is a high-quality coffee species prized for its smooth, aromatic flavor and widely used in premium coffee varieties worldwide.
C. Erythroxylum coca
Erythroxylum coca is a South American shrub whose leaves contain stimulant alkaloids traditionally chewed by indigenous peoples and industrially processed to produce cocaine.
D. Cochoqua
The Cochoqua were a prominent Khoikhoi pastoralist group in the Cape region of South Africa, known for their power and involvement in early conflicts with Dutch colonists in the 17th century.
E. Myristica
Myristica is a genus of tropical evergreen trees in the nutmeg family, best known for species that produce the culinary spice nutmeg.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (78)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
altitudePreference	low to high elevations depending on species ⓘ
arabicaOrigin	Ethiopian highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
arabicaPloidy	tetraploid ⓘ
canephoraOrigin	Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
canephoraPloidy	diploid ⓘ
chromosomeNumber	varies by species ⓘ
class	Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ
climatePreference	tropical climate ⓘ
conservationConcern	many wild Coffea species are threatened ⓘ
contains	caffeine ⓘ
cultivatedIn	Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
division	Magnoliophyta ⓘ
economicUse	production of coffee beans ⓘ production of coffee beverage ⓘ
family	Rubiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowerColor	white ⓘ
fruitType	drupe ⓘ
growthForm	evergreen shrub ⓘ small tree ⓘ
hasCommonName	coffee plant ⓘ
hasSpecies	Coffea arabica NERFINISHED ⓘ Coffea canephora NERFINISHED ⓘ Coffea charrieriana NERFINISHED ⓘ Coffea congensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Coffea eugenioides NERFINISHED ⓘ Coffea humilis NERFINISHED ⓘ Coffea kapakata NERFINISHED ⓘ Coffea liberica NERFINISHED ⓘ Coffea racemosa NERFINISHED ⓘ Coffea salvatrix NERFINISHED ⓘ Coffea stenophylla NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedTo	Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafType	simple leaf ⓘ
libericaOrigin	West and Central Africa ⓘ
majorCropSpecies	Coffea arabica NERFINISHED ⓘ Coffea canephora NERFINISHED ⓘ Coffea liberica NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeTo	Comoros NERFINISHED ⓘ Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mascarene Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ tropical Africa ⓘ
order	Gentianales NERFINISHED ⓘ
photosynthesisPathway	C3 ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ
product	coffee bean ⓘ coffee cherry ⓘ green coffee beans ⓘ roasted coffee beans ⓘ
roleInDiet	source of one of the most widely consumed beverages ⓘ
roleInTrade	source of one of the most widely traded agricultural commodities ⓘ
seedCountPerFruit	usually two seeds ⓘ
subfamily	Ixoroideae NERFINISHED ⓘ
threats	climate change ⓘ coffee berry disease NERFINISHED ⓘ coffee leaf rust ⓘ
tribe	Coffeeae ⓘ
typeSpecies	Coffea arabica NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	beverage preparation ⓘ
usedIn	espresso production ⓘ filter coffee production ⓘ instant coffee production ⓘ
yearDescribed	1753 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arabica → genus → Coffea ⓘ

Rubiaceae → containsTaxon → Coffea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coffea arabica

Rubiaceae → containsTaxon → Coffea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coffea canephora

Gentianales → hasCommonMember → Coffea ⓘ