Caturra

Also Caturra Vermelho, Red Caturra

Caturra is a single-gene dwarf mutant of Bourbon first noticed in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its short internodes allow dense planting and high production per hectare, and it launched intensive, full-sun coffee farming across Latin America. It has green leaf tips and branches that leave the stem almost at right angles. The weakness that drove a generation of breeding is its complete susceptibility to coffee leaf rust; crossed with the Timor Hybrid it became the parent of the Catimor family and of the Colombian composite varieties.

Arabica Bourbon Rust susceptible

Parents
1
Descendants
9
Countries grown
10
Traits published
8of 14

Lineage

From Bourbon
BourbonCaturraCasiopeaCastilloCatimorCatuaíCaturra AmareloCenicafé 1ColombiaMaracaturraVenecia
Parents to the left, descendants to the right. Each name links to its own record; lineage comes from breeding records and genetic studies cited on each page.

Dwarfism from the dominant Ct gene; parent of Catimor (Caturra x HdT 832/1) and of Colombia/Castillo (Caturra x HdT 1343).

Traits

This atlas's own table
Species
Arabica
Genetic group
Bourbon
Stature
Dwarf
Leaf tip
Green
Bean size
not published
Yield
High
Leaf rust
Susceptible
Coffee berry disease
not published
Nematodes
not published
Best altitude
not published
Cup quality
standard; the regional quality control in many Central American trials
Released
not published
Breeder or selector
not published
Origin
Brazil

Countries grown

BrazilColombiaCosta RicaHondurasGuatemalaNicaraguaEl SalvadorPeruIndonesiaHaiti

Germplasm accessions

No public germplasm accession recorded.