Variety: Typica(also known as Criolla species, Sumatra species, or Blue Mountain species)
Related: Original species
Discovered in: Central America
Growing altitude: preferably at high altitudes
Type: Original species
More common in: Central America
Coffee Fruit Color: Red
Fruit size: large, oval
Leaf characteristics: thin, long
Tibica is found in Jamaica in Central America and Indonesia in Asia. It usually has large oval fruits and slender leaves. Likes to grow in fertile mountain soil, cold tolerance and disease resistance is weak, yield is low. The famous Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee belongs to this variety.
In Peru, Bolivia and Colombia, Tibicas are often called Criolla(Spanish: Creole).
For example:
Sumatra Mandheling
Jamaica Blue mountain
El Salvador La Ilusion
Source: Black Coffee Blog
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