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Varietal · Costa Rica / Portugal

Sarchimor

Coffea arabica × canephora (interspecific hybrid)

Clean and improving; better than early Catimors.

Sarchimor is the sister group to Catimor, created by crossing Villa Sarchi with the Timor Hybrid from around 1970. Like Catimor it carries strong rust resistance from its robusta ancestry, but selections such as Marsellesa, Obatã, and Limani have achieved notably cleaner cups, making Sarchimor lines central to rebuilding production after the Central American rust crisis of 2012–2013.

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Last updated: June 13, 2026