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Ateng
Coffea arabica × canephora (Catimor-type)
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Key facts
- Scientific name
- Coffea arabica × canephora (Catimor-type)
- Origin
- Sumatra and Indonesia
- Parent variety
- Catimor
- Key trait
- Rust resistance and high yields
- Flavor profile
- Heavy-bodied, earthy, low-acid
- Aroma
- Earthy, herbal
- Disease resistance
- High rust resistance
Ateng is a Catimor-group variety widely grown in Sumatra and across Indonesia, its name a local reference to Aceh province. Carrying robusta-derived rust resistance and high yields, it became dominant in Sumatran smallholder plots after rust pressure, and combined with the regional wet-hulling process it contributes to the heavy-bodied, earthy, low-acid profile typical of Sumatran coffee.
At a glance
- Scientific name: Coffea arabica × canephora (Catimor-type)
- Parent varieties: Catimor
- Flavor: Heavy, earthy, low-acid — classic Sumatran character.
- Aroma: Earthy, herbal.
- Disease resistance: High (rust)
- Cup potential: Good
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