Description
This especially distinctive variety of Anubias barteri is also known under trade names such as Anubias barteri "Coffeefolia". Its bullate leaves resemble those of the coffee shrub.
The Coffee Leaf Anubias gets bigger than the Dwarf Anubias. It is a robust, very slowly growing epiphyte, also suitable for planting in the midground. As with other Anubias forms, it’s only important that the rhizome is not burrowed in the ground.
This plant from the Anubias barteri complex was long known as Anubias barteri "Coffeefolia" or "Coffeifolia". Recently, Christel Kasselmann (2010) described it as a variety (var. coffeifolia) or Anubias barteri. It can be discerned from other A. barteri varities by its orange-brown sprouting leaves that turn dark green later on. Its new leaf stalks are brownish red, and the tissue between the lateral veins is strongly arched, which strongly reminds of the leaves of the coffee bush (Coffea). This plant grows very slowly when cultivated sumbersed. It has a creeping rhizome and should (like all other varieties of Anubias barteri) be bound to rocks or driftwood with twine. There it will attach itself with its roots. Its emersed form can be quite decorative in shaded areas of paludaria, too.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Medium-sized Anubias
Distinctive leaf structure
Dark green coloration
Young leaves light ochre-brown
Robust and undemanding
Synonyms
Anubias barteri ''coffeefolia'', Anubias barteri ''coffeifolia''
Complete Botanical Name
Anúbias bárteri var. coffeifólia Kasselmann
Family
Araceae
Genus
Anubias
Category
Middle Ground
Difficulty
very easy
Growth
very slow
pH Value
5-8
Temperature Tolerance
12-30℃
Carbonate Hardness
0-15 dKH
General Hardness
0-30 °dGH
Propagation
Rhizomteilung, Splitting, Cutting off daughter plants
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
Texture
großblättrig
Height
10-25 cm
Width
10-30 cm
Colour
dark green, orange
