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Scientific name: Coffea arabica L var. maragogipe A. Fern. Ex A. Frohner[1]

Coffee Variety Information
Stature	Tall
Leaf Tip Color	Bronze
Bean Size	Very Large
Quality Potential	Very Good
Yield Potential	Low
Coffee Leaf Rust	Susceptible
Coffee Berry Disease (CBD)	Susceptible
Nematodes	Susceptible
WCR Variety Catalog: Margogipe

Maragogipe is a variety of Arabica coffee, also known as "elephant coffee beans". It is believed that this coffee is a spontaneous mutation of Typica coffee[2] that happened in Maragogipe, Bahia in Brazil. This is a very large size coffee bean in comparison to other Arabica coffee beans.

Maragogipe coffee's flavor varies depending on the soil where it grows. Poor soils produce a coffee with diminished flavors. That is why it is often referred to as a coffee with "not much flavor", but the flavor can be enhanced by allowing these coffee beans to dry with its natural sugars.[3]

Maragogipe is a rarity in the coffee world and it is appreciated by coffee aficionados.

See also

• List of coffee varieties
• Coffee production in Brazil

External Links

World Coffee Research Varieties Catalog: Maragogipe

References

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