The liberica specimen Davis shows me is ... the pest-resistant coffee with minuscule beans. “You’re probably one of only 50 people who’ve drunk this,” he says as he takes a second cup ...

The four main species of coffee beans are arabica, robusta, liberica, and excelsa. Arabica is the most prevalent, making up approximately 60% of coffee beans grown worldwide. Typically grown in ...

This is because the majority of the country’s coffee beans come from the Liberica coffee plant, although some places here do brew the widely consumed Arabica or Robusta variant too. The light to ...