Yet by the mid-20th century, for no apparent reason, the species disappeared from coffeehouses and plantations.
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Marta Zaraska,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
Robusta entered the scene much later than arabica, described by a Belgian botanist only in 1898, when a fungal disease called leaf rust decimated plantations of arabica at the turn of the 20th century.
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Marta Zaraska,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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