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Coffee Plant Collection

The coffee plant, scientifically known as Coffea arabica, is a marvel of nature's bounty

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffee plant, Coffea arabica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F

Coffee plant, Coffea arabica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Kirchner from Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas
FLO4564249 Coffee plant, Coffea arabica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Kirchner from Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher medicinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse; (add.info.: Coffee plant)

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffee plant, flower, berry and bean, Coffea arabica. Handcoloured illustration drawn

Coffee plant, flower, berry and bean, Coffea arabica. Handcoloured illustration drawn
FLO4638032 Coffee plant, flower, berry and bean, Coffea arabica. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Henry Sowerby from Edward Hamilton's Flora Homeopathica, Bailliere, London

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffee maker, cafe - Coffee plant, Coffea arabica, with flowers, beans and seeds

Coffee maker, cafe - Coffee plant, Coffea arabica, with flowers, beans and seeds
FLO4729514 Coffee maker, cafe - Coffee plant, Coffea arabica, with flowers, beans and seeds. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edouard Winker's Getreue Abbildung aller in der Pharmacopoea

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Arab coffee plant, 1668-1729. Creator: Vincent Laurentz van der Vinne I

Arab coffee plant, 1668-1729. Creator: Vincent Laurentz van der Vinne I
Arab coffee plant, 1668-1729

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Freshly harvested arabica coffee cherries are seen in a bucket at a plantation near

Freshly harvested arabica coffee cherries are seen in a bucket at a plantation near Pangalengan, West Java, Indonesia May 9, 2018. Picture taken May 9, 2018. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Arabica coffee cherries are seen on tree at a plantation near Pangalengan, West Java

Arabica coffee cherries are seen on tree at a plantation near Pangalengan, West Java, Indonesia May 9, 2018. Picture taken May 9, 2018. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: The robusta coffee fruits are seen in Sao Gabriel da Palha

The robusta coffee fruits are seen in Sao Gabriel da Palha, Espirito Santo state, Brazil May 2, 2018. Picture taken May 2, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Roberto Gomes

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffee berries are seen in an plantation in the town of Kirinyaga near Nyeri

Coffee berries are seen in an plantation in the town of Kirinyaga near Nyeri, Kenya, March 14, 2018. Picture taken March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffee berries are seen in an plantation in Kirinyaga near Nyeri

Coffee berries are seen in an plantation in Kirinyaga near Nyeri, Kenya, March 14, 2018. Picture taken March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: A worker harvests arabica coffee cherries at a plantation near Pangalengan, West Java

A worker harvests arabica coffee cherries at a plantation near Pangalengan, West Java, Indonesia May 9, 2018. Picture taken May 9, 2018. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Workers sort arabica green coffee beans at a coffee mill in Pangalengan, West Java

Workers sort arabica green coffee beans at a coffee mill in Pangalengan, West Java, Indonesia May 8, 2018. Picture taken May 8, 2018. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: A tractor delivers water to a young coffee plant in a coffee plantation in Santo Antonio

A tractor delivers water to a young coffee plant in a coffee plantation in Santo Antonio
A close up shows a tractor delivering water to a young coffee plant in a coffee plantation in Santo Antonio do Jardim February 6, 2014

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffee plant, Uganda

Coffee plant, Uganda

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffee plant in Buenavista, Colombia, South America

Coffee plant in Buenavista, Colombia, South America

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffee bean plant, Terradentro, Colombia, South America

Coffee bean plant, Terradentro, Colombia, South America

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Economic plants, hand-colored lithograph, 1880

Economic plants, hand-colored lithograph, 1880
1) Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), 2) Clove (Syzygium aromaticum), 3) Cotton (Gossypium), 4) Tea (Camellia sinensis), 5) Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia), 6) Coffee tree (Coffea arabica)

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Declieux and His Coffee-Plant (engraving)

Declieux and His Coffee-Plant (engraving)
5203607 Declieux and His Coffee-Plant (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Declieux and His Coffee-Plant)

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Coffee
LLM456774 Coffee by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coffee. Illustration from The National Encyclopaedia (William Mackenzie, c 1870).); © Look and Learn

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Coffee Plant
Vintage engraving of a coffee plant, 1880

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffee Harvesting, Las Nubes-Guatemala, 1875. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge

Coffee Harvesting, Las Nubes-Guatemala, 1875. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge
Coffee Harvesting, Las Nubes-Guatemala, 1875

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffee Pickers at Work, Plantation Scene in Guadeloupe, French West Indies, c1930s

Coffee Pickers at Work, Plantation Scene in Guadeloupe, French West Indies, c1930s. Coffee planting began in 1770 and by 1775 cocoa had also become a major export product

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Brazil, c1935. Creator: Unknown

Brazil, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Brazil, c1935. From " An Album of National Flags and Arms". [John Player & Sons, c1935]. The coat of arms shows central emblem with coffee (left) and tobacco (right)

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Gabriel de Clieu and the coffee plant seedling. De Clieu arranged to transport a coffee plant

Gabriel de Clieu and the coffee plant seedling. De Clieu arranged to transport a coffee plant from the greenhouses of the Jardin royal des plantes to Martinique in 1720

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Red coffee berries (Coffea arabica) on a bed of coffee beans with coffee leaves

Red coffee berries (Coffea arabica) on a bed of coffee beans with coffee leaves

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Plantacao de Cafe formado, (Coffee Plantation), 1895. Artist: Axel Frick

Plantacao de Cafe formado, (Coffee Plantation), 1895. Artist: Axel Frick
Plantacao de Cafe formado, (Coffee Plantation), 1895. From Sao Paulo by Gustavo Koenigswald. [S. Paulo, 1895]

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffee, c19th century

Coffee, c19th century

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffee picking on Sir Thomas Liptons estate, Dambutenne, Sri Lanka, 1903

Coffee picking on Sir Thomas Liptons estate, Dambutenne, Sri Lanka, 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Coffee picking on Sir Thomas Liptons estate, Dambutenne, Sri Lanka, 1903. Stereoscopic slide, detail

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Mill for husking coffee, Central America, c1890

Mill for husking coffee, Central America, c1890. From Universal Geography, Maps & Illustrations, Vol XXXIV, Virtue & Co Limited, (London, c1890)

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: A coffee plantation, Jamaica, c1900s. Artist: CH Graves

A coffee plantation, Jamaica, c1900s. Artist: CH Graves
A coffee plantation, Jamaica, c1900s. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffee tree, Jamaica, c1905. Artist: Adolphe Duperly & Son

Coffee tree, Jamaica, c1905. Artist: Adolphe Duperly & Son
Coffee tree, Jamaica, c1905. Illustration from Picturesque Jamaica, by Adolphe Duperly & Son, (England, c1905)

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Growing region of ??highland coffee at Morro do Fumacinha, Ibicoara, State of Bahia, Brazil

Growing region of ??highland coffee at Morro do Fumacinha, Ibicoara, State of Bahia, Brazil

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Coffee
Antique illustration of a coffee plant

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffee (Coffea arabica), decorative panel C016 / 5915

Coffee (Coffea arabica), decorative panel C016 / 5915
Coffee (Coffea arabica). One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Cafier d arabic, coffee plant

Cafier d arabic, coffee plant
Illustration from the Plate Collection of the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Chicorium intybus, chicory

Chicorium intybus, chicory
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffea arabica Linnaeus, Coffee

Coffea arabica Linnaeus, Coffee
Specimen from The George Clifford Herbarium

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Erythrina sp

Erythrina sp
A native Erythrina sp. flowering in a shade coffee farm located in the crater of Volcan Chinameca, El Salvador

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffea canephora Pierrre ex Fr-hner

Coffea canephora Pierrre ex Fr-hner with ripe berries growing in a shade coffee farm in El Salvador

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Cattleya aurantiaca (orchid)

Cattleya aurantiaca (orchid) growing in a shade coffee plantation in El Salvador

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffea arabica (coffee plant)

Coffea arabica (coffee plant)
A coffee (Coffea arabica) plant in a shade coffee plantation in El Salvador

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Decorative ceiling panels in the Natural History Museums Ce

Decorative ceiling panels in the Natural History Museums Ce
Coffee, tobacco and cotton - three of the 162 plant designs which form the ceiling decoration of the Central Hall. The plants are of economic or medicinal importance

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffea arabica, coffee

Coffea arabica, coffee
Plate LV11 from Les Plantes ornementales, held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffea arabica L. Arabian coffee

Coffea arabica L. Arabian coffee
Drawing by Georg Dionysius Ehret. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 15

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffea sp. coffee beans

Coffea sp. coffee beans
Coffee beans photographed in El Salvador by Alex Munro

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Dendroica petechia, yellow warbler

Dendroica petechia, yellow warbler
Plate 35 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Leucaena leucocephala, coffee bush

Leucaena leucocephala, coffee bush
Sketch 215 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffee berries grow on a coffee plant on the Big Island of Hawaii

Coffee berries grow on a coffee plant on the Big Island of Hawaii

Background imageCoffee Plant Collection: Coffee plant with fruit

Coffee plant with fruit
Indonesia, Sumatra, coffee plant (Coffea sp.). Clusters of fruits are attached to its woody branches by very short stems




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The coffee plant, scientifically known as Coffea arabica, is a marvel of nature's bounty. Its vibrant red coffee berries rest delicately on a bed of aromatic coffee beans and lush green leaves. In the heartland of coffee production, freshly harvested Arabica cherries fill buckets at plantations near Pangalengan in West Java, Indonesia. Traveling to Sao Gabriel da Palha in Brazil reveals the mesmerizing sight of robusta coffee fruits adorning trees like precious gems. Meanwhile, at the Ka u Coffee Mill in Pahala, Hawaii, volcanic ash blankets the resilient coffee plants that thrive amidst adversity. Venturing further into Kirinyaga near Nyeri unveils sprawling plantations where clusters of ripe coffee berries hang tantalizingly from their branches. The hardworking hands of dedicated workers diligently harvest these exquisite Arabica cherries with utmost care and precision. In Pangalengan's bustling mills, skilled laborers meticulously sort through heaps of emerald-green Arabica beans—a testament to their commitment to quality and excellence. Nature's unpredictable forces make themselves known as volcanic ash gracefully drapes over the leaves of Pahala's resilient coffee plants in Hawaii—an awe-inspiring reminder of Mother Earth's power and beauty. From plantation to cup, every step along this journey showcases not only the artistry involved but also the dedication required to bring forth that perfect cuppa joe we all adore. The humble yet extraordinary coffee plant continues its silent dance with nature—nurtured by human hands while embracing both challenges and triumphs alike.