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Indian farmers are harvesting raw coffee bean from the coffea plant in Karnataka, India. The trees produce edible red or purple fruits called "cherries" that are described either as epigynous berries or as indehiscent drupes. The cherries contain two seeds called "coffee beans." In about 5-10% of any crop of coffee cherries, only a single bean rather than the usual two is found. This is called a peaberry which is smaller and rounder than a normal coffee bean. It is often removed from the yield and either sold separately or discarded. Coffea is a genus of flowering plants whose seeds called coffee beans are used to make various coffee beverages and products. It is a member of the family Rubiaceae. They are shrubs or small trees native to tropical and southern Africa and tropical Asia. Coffe