Coffea arabica
Shrub up to 7 m high, thin trunk, straight. Short-petiolate leaves, elliptic to oblong, shiny, subcoriaceous, from 7 to 15 cm. Flowers in axillary groups, fragrant, usually sessile; truncated calyx; white petals. Oblong to globose berry, 10 to 16 mm, red when ripe.
Citrus sinensis
Medium sized tree up to 6 m, round crown; branches with thin, flexible thorns, occasionally absent. Widely elliptical leaves 6 to 11 cm long with obtuse or sharp apex, cradle to rounded base. Flowers solitary or in short, white, aromatic racemes. Globose or oval fruit, with 10 to 13 segments, yellowish, sweet pulp.
Citrus maxima
Tree up to 9 m high, armed with thin thorns. Ovate or elliptic-ovate leaves of 10 to 20 cm in length, slightly pubescent on the underside; broadly winged petiole. Large, solitary flowers or in axillary clusters with wide, white petals; stamens 20 to 25; globular ovary with very long capped stigma. Globose or oblate fruit, 10 to 15 cm in diameter, pale yellow, acidic.
Citrus limetta
Tree or shrub, armed with thick thorns. Leaves 5 to 7.5 cm, elliptic-oval, crenate, narrowly winged petiole. White flowers. Pale yellow, smooth fruit, 5 to 7 cm in diameter, flavourless juice.
Citrus aurantium
Tree up to 6 m high with a round crown, long and flexible thorns. Leaves 7 to 10 cm, sharp to acuminate; petiole broadly winged. Medium sized, white axillary flowers. Fruit 7 to 8 cm in diameter, globose, somewhat flattened at the apex, with 10 to 12 segments; sour flesh.