Argocoffeopsis lemblinii

Argocoffeopsis lemblinii is an extinct relative of the coffee plant, within the family Rubiaceae. It is only known from the holotype collected by French botanist Auguste Jean Baptiste Chevalier in January 1907 in the valley of the Agnéby river in Côte d'Ivoire, and was not found during subsequent surveys. Argocoffeopsis lemblinii was a much branched shrub which could reach a height of about 50 centimetres. The flowers were white, the small fruits spheroid. It grew in a forest habitat.

Argocoffeopsis lemblinii
Conservation status
Extinct  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Argocoffeopsis
Species:	†A. lemblinii
Binomial name
†Argocoffeopsis lemblinii (A.Chev.) Robbr.
Synonyms
Argocoffea lemblinii (A.Chev.) J.-F.Leroy Coffea lemblinii (A.Chev.) Keay Randia lemblinii A.Chev.