| Above: | Coffee Variety Information |
| Label1: | Stature |
| Data1: | Tall |
| Label2: | Leaf Tip Color |
| Data2: | Bronze |
| Label3: | Bean Size |
| Data3: | Very Large |
| Label4: | Quality Potential |
| Data4: | Very Good |
| Label5: | Yield Potential |
| Data5: | Low |
| Label6: | Coffee Leaf Rust |
| Data6: | Susceptible |
| Label7: | Coffee Berry Disease (CBD) |
| Data7: | Susceptible |
| Label8: | Nematodes |
| Data8: | Susceptible |
| Below: | WCR Variety Catalog: Margogipe |
Scientific name: Coffea arabica L var. maragogipe A. Fern. Ex A. Frohner[1]
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.