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Sarchimor
Coffea arabica × canephora (interspecific hybrid)
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Key facts
- Parent varieties
- Villa Sarchi, Timor Hybrid
- Created
- Around 1970
- Type
- Interspecific hybrid of Arabica and Robusta
- Key strength
- Strong rust resistance from Robusta ancestry
- Flavor profile
- Clean cup with sweet, mild aroma
- Notable selections
- Marsellesa, Obatã, Limani
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.
At a glance
- Scientific name: Coffea arabica × canephora (interspecific hybrid)
- Parent varieties: Villa Sarchi, Timor Hybrid
- Identified: 1970
- Flavor: Clean and improving; better than early Catimors.
- Aroma: Sweet, mild.
- Disease resistance: High (rust)
- Cup potential: Good
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