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| Name | Species | Lineage | Harvests | Cup | Rust | Flavours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB3 | Arabica | Ethiopian landrace | — | — | — | — |
| Anacafe 14 | Arabica | Introgressed | 4 | good | resistant | — |
| Ateng | Arabica | Timor Hybrid derivative adapted to Gayo highlands, Aceh Indonesia | 10 | — | — | earthy, herbal, chocolate |
| Batian | Arabica | Composite | 134 | very good | resistant | citrus, sweet |
| Bourbon | Arabica | Bourbon-Typica | 341 | very good | susceptible | sweet, caramel |
| Bourbon Mayaguez 139 | Arabica | Bourbon-like genetic background. | — | — | — | — |
| Bourbon Mayaguez 71 | Arabica | Bourbon-like genetic background. | 3 | — | — | — |
| BP 534 | Arabica | Individual selection labeled 6 from a Congolensis population. | — | — | — | — |
| BP 936 | Arabica | SA 164-11 x BP 42 | — | — | — | — |
| BP 939 | Arabica | BP 42 x SA 1366 | — | — | — | — |
| BPL10 | Arabica | Typica-like genetic background | — | — | — | — |
| BRS 1216 | Arabica | Robusta 1675 x Encapa 03 | — | — | — | — |
| BRS 2299 | Arabica | Unknown parents. Natural cross between conilon and robusta plants. These were selected from farmers' fields. | — | — | — | — |
| BRS 2314 | Arabica | Robusta 640 X Encapa 03 | — | — | — | — |
| BRS 2336 | Arabica | Unknown parents. Natural cross between conilon and robusta plants. These were selected from farmers' fields. | — | — | — | — |
| BRS 2357 | Arabica | Unknown parents. Natural cross between conilon and robusta plants. These were selected from farmers' fields. | — | — | — | — |
| BRS 3137 | Arabica | Unknown parents. Natural cross between conilon and robusta plants. These were selected from farmers' fields. | — | — | — | — |
| BRS 3193 | Arabica | Unknown parents. Natural cross between conilon and robusta plants. These were selected from farmers' fields. | — | — | — | — |
| BRS 3210 | Arabica | Unknown parents. Natural cross between conilon and robusta plants. These were selected from farmers' fields. | — | — | — | — |
| BRS 3213 | Arabica | Unknown parents. Natural cross between conilon and robusta plants. These were selected from farmers' fields. | — | — | — | — |
| BRS 3220 | Arabica | Unknown parents. Natural cross between conilon and robusta plants. These were selected from farmers' fields. | — | — | — | — |
| Caripe | Arabica | A selection of the Typica variety. | — | — | — | — |
| Casiopea | Arabica | Caturra x Ethiopian wild accession "ET41" (CATIE collection) | — | — | — | — |
| Castillo | Arabica | Introgressed (Catimor-type) | 162 | good | resistant | sweet |
| Catigua MG2 | Arabica | Catuai x Timor Hybrid | — | — | — | — |
| Catimor | Arabica | Introgressed | 54 | good | resistant | — |
| Catimor 129 | Arabica | Selection of a Catimor breeding line from Colombia (Caturra x Timor Hybrid 1343) | — | — | — | — |
| Catisic | Arabica | Timor Hybrid 832/1 x Caturra | — | — | — | — |
| Catuai | Arabica | Bourbon-Typica | 288 | good | susceptible | sweet |
| Caturra | Arabica | Bourbon-Typica | 520 | very good | susceptible | — |
| Cenicafé 1 | Arabica | Introgressed (Catimor-type) | — | good | resistant | sweet |
| Centroamericano | Arabica | F1 hybrid | 5 | exceptional | resistant | floral, sweet |
| Chiroso | Arabica | Ethiopian-derived (debated) | 65 | very good | susceptible | floral, citrus, tropical |
| Colombia | Arabica | Introgressed (Catimor-type) | 94 | good | resistant | sweet |
| Costa Rica 95 | Arabica | Timor Hybrid 832/1 x Caturra | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cuscatleco | Arabica | Sarchimor | 1 | very good | resistant | sweet |
| Dega | Arabica | Ethiopian JARC highland accession | 23 | — | — | citrus, stone fruit |
| EC15 | Arabica | Catimor x ET26 | — | — | — | — |
| Esperanza | Arabica | T5296 x Ethiopian Local Variety accession "ET25" (from the CATIE collection) | — | — | — | — |
| Ethiopian Heirloom | Arabica | Wild Coffea arabica landraces of Ethiopian origin | — | — | — | blueberry, jasmine, bergamot |
| Ethiopian JARC Selection | Arabica | Ethiopian (improved) | 101 | very good | resistant | floral, citrus |
| Eugenioides | Eugenioides | Coffea eugenioides | 3 | exceptional | tolerant | intensely sweet |
| Evaluna | Arabica | Naryelis (Catimor) x Ethiopian landrace accession "ET06" (CATIE collection) | — | — | — | — |
| Excelsa | Liberica | Coffea liberica var. dewevrei | 4 | good | tolerant | dark fruit |
| Fronton | Arabica | Timor Hybrid x Caturra | — | — | — | — |
| Gesha | Arabica | Ethiopian | 574 | exceptional | susceptible | jasmine, bergamot, peach |
| Gesha 1931 | Arabica | Gesha selection (Gesha Village, from the 1931 Ethiopian seed collection) | 21 | — | — | — |
| Gori Gesha | Arabica | Gesha-related Ethiopian selection (Gori Gesha forest) | 6 | — | — | — |
| Green Tip Gesha | Arabica | Gesha selection, green-tipped leaf form | 2 | — | — | — |
| H3 | Arabica | Caturra x Ethiopian landrace accession "E531'' (CATIE collection) | — | — | — | — |
| Harar Rwanda | Arabica | Typica-like genetic background, introduced to Rwanda in 1956. | — | — | — | — |
| Heirloom | Arabica | Ethiopian landrace group | 198 | very good | tolerant | floral, citrus, berry |
| IAPAR 59 | Arabica | Timor Hybrid 832/2 x Villa Sarchi | — | — | — | — |
| IHCAFE 90 | Arabica | Introgressed | 3 | good | resistant | — |
| Illubabor Forest | Arabica | Ethiopian forest landrace grown alongside Gesha at Gesha Village | 5 | — | — | — |
| Inca Gesha | Arabica | Gesha selection | — | — | — | — |
| INIFAP 00-24 | Arabica | Unknown | — | — | — | — |
| INIFAP 00-28 | Arabica | Unknown | — | — | — | — |
| INIFAP 95-9 | Arabica | Unknown | — | — | — | — |
| INIFAP 97-14 | Arabica | Unknown | — | — | — | — |
| INIFAP 97-15 | Arabica | Unknown | — | — | — | — |
| IPR 103 | Arabica | Catuai x Icatu | — | — | — | — |
| IPR 107 | Arabica | Iapar 59 x Mundo Novo | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson 2/1257 | Arabica | A selection of Jackson. Bourbon-like genetic background. | — | — | — | — |
| JARC 74110 | Arabica | JARC release from Metu-Bishari forest material, 1974 | 16 | — | — | blackcurrant, lemon, floral |
| JARC 74112 | Arabica | JARC release, Metu-Bishari forest, 1974 | 6 | — | — | peach, apricot, jasmine |
| JARC 74148 | Arabica | JARC accession 74148 | — | — | — | citrus, floral |
| JARC 74158 | Arabica | JARC accession 74158 | 1 | — | — | tropical, floral |
| JARC 74165 | Arabica | JARC accession 74165 | — | — | — | berry, citrus |
| JARC 74270 | Arabica | JARC accession 74270 | — | — | — | stone fruit, floral |
| Java | Arabica | Ethiopian (Abyssinia) | 27 | very good | tolerant | floral, sweet |
| K7 | Arabica | Selected from French Mission. Bourbon-like genetic background. | 5 | — | — | — |
| Kartika 1 | Arabica | Timor Hybrid 832/1 x Caturra | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kent | Arabica | Bourbon-Typica | 12 | good | tolerant | sweet |
| KP423 | Arabica | A selection of Kent. Likely Bourbon-like genetic background. | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kurume | Arabica | Ethiopian Yirgacheffe landrace | 43 | — | — | blueberry, floral, lemon |
| Laurina | Arabica | Bourbon-Typica | 13 | very good | susceptible | sweet |
| Lempira | Arabica | Introgressed | 5 | good | resistant | — |
| Liberica | Liberica | Coffea liberica | 8 | good | tolerant | smoky, jackfruit, savory |
| Limani | Arabica | Timor Hybrid 832/2 x Villa Sarchi | — | — | — | — |
| Longberry | Arabica | Ethiopian Harrar Longberry transplant to Indonesia; extra-large bean | — | — | — | blueberry, wine, floral |
| Maragesha | Arabica | Maragogype x Gesha cross (NOT a Gesha selection) | — | — | — | — |
| Maragogipe | Arabica | Bourbon-Typica | 12 | good | susceptible | — |
| Marsellesa | Arabica | Sarchimor | 20 | very good | resistant | sweet |
| Mibirizi | Arabica | Likely Typica-like genetic background. | 31 | — | — | — |
| Milenio | Arabica | T5296 x Rume Sudan | 1 | — | — | — |
| Monte Claro | Arabica | Timor Hybrid 832/2 x Villa Sarchi CIFC 971/11 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Mundo Maya | Arabica | T5296 x wild Ethiopian accession "ET01" (CATIE collection) | — | — | — | — |
| Mundo Novo | Arabica | Bourbon-Typica | 51 | good | susceptible | sweet |
| NARO-Kituza Robusta 1 | Arabica | Hybrid clone of natural cross-pollination | — | — | — | — |
| NARO-Kituza Robusta 10 | Arabica | Hybrid clone of natural cross-pollination | — | — | — | — |
| NARO-Kituza Robusta 2 | Arabica | Hybrid clone of natural cross-pollination | — | — | — | — |
| NARO-Kituza Robusta 3 | Arabica | Hybrid clone of natural cross-pollination | — | — | — | — |
| NARO-Kituza Robusta 4 | Arabica | Hybrid clone of natural cross-pollination | — | — | — | — |
| NARO-Kituza Robusta 5 | Arabica | Hybrid clone of natural cross-pollination | — | — | — | — |
| NARO-Kituza Robusta 6 | Arabica | Hybrid clone of natural cross-pollination | — | — | — | — |
| NARO-Kituza Robusta 7 | Arabica | Hybrid clone of natural cross-pollination | — | — | — | — |
| NARO-Kituza Robusta 8 | Arabica | Hybrid clone of natural cross-pollination | — | — | — | — |
| NARO-Kituza Robusta 9 | Arabica | Hybrid clone of natural cross-pollination | — | — | — | — |
| Nayarita | Arabica | Naryelis (Catimor) x wild Ethiopian accession "ET26" (CATIE collection) | — | — | — | — |
| Nemaya (Coffea canephora) | Arabica | C. canephora T3561 x C. canephora T3751 | — | — | — | — |
| Nyasaland | Arabica | Likely Typica-like genetic background. | 5 | — | — | — |
| Obata | Arabica | Sarchimor | 8 | good | resistant | — |
| Obata (Red) | Arabica | Timor Hybrid 832/2 x Villa Sarchi CIFC 971/10 | — | — | — | — |
| Orange Gesha | Arabica | Gesha selection, orange cherry | 1 | — | — | — |
| Oro Azteca | Arabica | Timor Hybrid 832/1 x Caturra | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pacamara | Arabica | Bourbon-Typica | 83 | exceptional | susceptible | fruity, chocolate |
| Pacas | Arabica | Bourbon-Typica | 88 | very good | susceptible | sweet |
| Pache | Arabica | Bourbon-Typica | 22 | good | susceptible | sweet |
| Parainema | Arabica | Sarchimor | 39 | very good | resistant | sweet |
| Paraiso | Arabica | Catuai x Timor Hybrid | 2 | — | — | — |
| Perdenia | Arabica | Unknown | — | — | — | — |
| Pink Bourbon | Arabica | Ethiopian / Bourbon (debated) | 221 | very good | susceptible | floral, tropical, sweet |
| Pink Gesha | Arabica | Gesha selection, pink cherry | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pop3303/21 | Arabica | A selection of BMJ (Blue Mountain Jamaica) in Rwanda, related to but distinct from Typica. | — | — | — | — |
| RAB C15 | Arabica | A selection of the Indian variety Sln.6 (Kent x C. robusta). A population composite variety. | 2 | — | — | — |
| Red Bourbon | Arabica | Bourbon-Typica | 163 | very good | susceptible | sweet, red fruit |
| Red Gesha | Arabica | Gesha selection, red cherry | 5 | — | — | — |
| Robusta | Robusta | Coffea canephora | 86 | good | resistant | earthy |
| Robusta (Coffea Canephora) | Robusta | Coffea Canephora | — | — | — | earthy, woody, bitter |
| Roubi 1 | Arabica | Unknown | — | — | — | — |
| Roubi 10 | Arabica | Unknown | — | — | — | — |
| Roubi 2 | Arabica | Unknown | — | — | — | — |
| Roubi 4 | Arabica | Unknown | — | — | — | — |
| Roubi 5 | Arabica | Unknown | — | — | — | — |
| Roubi 6 | Arabica | Unknown | — | — | — | — |
| Roubi 7 | Arabica | Unknown | — | — | — | — |
| Roubi 8 | Arabica | Unknown | — | — | — | — |
| Roubi 9 | Arabica | Unknown | — | — | — | — |
| Ruiru 11 | Arabica | Introgressed | 157 | good | resistant | — |
| Rume Sudan | Arabica | Ethiopian/Sudanese | — | very good | tolerant | savory |
| S4808 | Arabica | Catuai x Timor Hybrid | — | — | — | — |
| S795 | Arabica | S288 x Kent | 4 | — | — | — |
| SA 237 | Arabica | The genetic composition of this clone is close to the 'R' group of robusta species. | — | — | — | — |
| Sarchimor | Arabica | Sarchimor (group) | 8 | good | resistant | — |
| Sidra | Arabica | Bourbon-Typica (debated) | 71 | very good | susceptible | floral, stone fruit, sweet |
| Sigarar Utang | Arabica | Batak Toba traditional variety, Lake Toba region, North Sumatra | 4 | — | — | earthy, chocolate, herbal |
| SL-28 | Arabica | Scott Laboratories selection 28, drought-tolerant Tanganyika drought-resistant type | — | — | — | blackcurrant, tomato, citrus |
| SL-34 | Arabica | Scott Laboratories selection 34, Loresho Bourbon derivative | — | — | — | blackcurrant, wine |
| SL14 | Arabica | Bourbon-Typica | 55 | good | susceptible | sweet |
| SL28 | Arabica | Bourbon-related | 354 | exceptional | susceptible | blackcurrant, citrus |
| SL34 | Arabica | Bourbon-Typica | 224 | very good | susceptible | sweet, citrus |
| Sln.1R | Arabica | Coffea congensis x Coffea canephora and recurrent back cross to Robusta. Selection from BC2. | — | — | — | — |
| Sln.2R | Arabica | Coffea congensis x Coffea canephora | — | — | — | — |
| Sln.3R | Arabica | Coffea congensis x Coffea canephora and recurrent back cross to Robusta. Selection from BC2. | — | — | — | — |
| Sln.5B | Arabica | Devamachy x Arabica | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sln.6 | Arabica | C. canephora cv. S.274 x C. arabica cv. "Kent" | 1 | — | — | — |
| Starmaya | Arabica | F1 hybrid | 1 | very good | resistant | sweet, fruity |
| Stenophylla | Stenophylla | Coffea stenophylla | — | very good | tolerant | sweet, fruity |
| T5175 | Arabica | Timor Hybrid 832/1 x Caturra | — | — | — | — |
| T5296 | Arabica | Timor Hybrid CIFC 832/2 x Villa Sarchi | — | — | — | — |
| T8667 | Arabica | Timor Hybrid 832/1 x Caturra | — | — | — | — |
| Tabi | Arabica | Introgressed | 38 | very good | resistant | sweet |
| Tekisic | Arabica | A selection of the Bourbon variety | — | — | — | — |
| Tim-Tim | Arabica | Timor Hybrid (Coffea arabica × Coffea canephora natural hybrid), also called Hibrido de Timor | 1 | — | — | earthy, spice |
| TR11 | Arabica | Selection of mother tree from open-pollinated population in cultivation, vegetative multiplication by grafting | — | — | — | — |
| TR4 | Arabica | Selection of mother tree from open-pollinated population in cultivation, vegetative multiplication by grafting | — | — | — | — |
| TR9 | Arabica | Selection of mother tree from open-pollinated population in cultivation, vegetative multiplication by grafting | — | — | — | — |
| TRS1 | Arabica | Parent clones: TR4, TR9, TR11, TR12 | — | — | — | — |
| Typica | Arabica | Bourbon-Typica | 230 | very good | susceptible | sweet |
| Typica Mejorado | Arabica | Improved Typica selection from Ecuador, low-yielding heirloom type | 23 | — | — | stone fruit, chocolate, tropical |
| Venecia | Arabica | A natural mutation of Bourbon | 1 | — | — | — |
| Villa Sarchi | Arabica | Bourbon-Typica | 22 | very good | susceptible | sweet |
| Wolicho | Arabica | Ethiopian JARC accession from Wolisho forest | — | — | — | strawberry, rose, jasmine |
| Wush Wush | Arabica | Ethiopian | 8 | very good | susceptible | floral, tropical, tea-like |
| Xanh lun | Arabica | Selection of mother tree from open-pollinated population in cultivation, vegetative multiplication by grafting | — | — | — | — |
| Yellow Bourbon | Arabica | Bourbon-Typica | 66 | very good | susceptible | sweet, stone fruit |
| Yellow Gesha | Arabica | Gesha selection, yellow cherry | 5 | — | — | — |