Table 2 (continued)
Species
Group of
varieties
Botany
Specific characteristic(s)
Countries
References
VILLA SARCHI Natural Mutation
(Typica)
Short size tree, normal size cherries, red
colored fruit, suitable for short to middle
altitudes
El-Salvador
[24, 34,
60, 89]
COLOMBIA
Hybrid
Poor root system, high yield, do not require
shade, large beans size, suitable for
monoculture, rust resistant, not selfproliferating, good cup quality
Colombia, Costa Rica
[24, 34,
60]
YAPAR 95
Hybrid
Do not need shade, suitable for monoculture,
not suitable for organic cultivation, require
high fertilization, rust resistance
Brazil
[24, 34,
60]
CARNICA
Hybrid
High yield, suitable for mid- to high altitude,
resistance against low temperature and rust,
susceptible to Cercospora, low cup quality
Latin America
[24, 34,
60]
GEISHA
Arabica
Tall tree, large size fruit, elongated curvy thin
shape beans. Required moderate heat for
roasting, resistant against rust, good cup
quality with
floral aroma, and exotic sweet
aftertaste with smooth silky mouth feel
Panama
[90]
Blue Mountain
Mutation of
Typica
Known to have some resistance to coffee berry
disease
Jamaica, Hawaii, Kenya, Haiti, New papua
guinea, Cameron
[24, 34,
60]
Charrieriana
Not yet named
Newly engineered cameronian variety famous
for caffeine free nature
Cameroon
[24, 34,
60]
Maragaturra
Hybrid of Caturra
and Maragogype
Intermediate characteristics of caturra coffee
and maragogype coffee
Latin America, Indonesia, India
[24, 34,
60]
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