Sarchimor is a family of rust-resistant varieties bred from Timor Hybrid x Villa Sarchi crosses, distinct from the Catimor line.
Sarchimor is, like Catimor, a group name rather than a single variety: it covers Arabica varieties descended from crosses between Timor Hybrid and the dwarf variety Villa Sarchi (rather than Caturra, as in Catimor). World Coffee Research lists Marsellesa, Obata, IAPAR 59, Limani, T5296 and Parainema as Sarchimor related. Wikipedia's variety list describes Sarchimor as quite resistant to leaf rust because of its Timor parent.
History
Developed in parallel with Catimor from the same Timor Hybrid source material, crossed onto the dwarf Villa Sarchi instead. The T5296 line (Timor Hybrid CIFC 832/2 x Villa Sarchi) is the parent of selections such as Parainema and Cuscatleco.
Field notes
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Portugal's CIFC crossed a rust-resistant Timor Hybrid plant (HDT CIFC 832/2) with compact Villa Sarchi in 1967 to make hybrid H361, and sent it for field trials in several countries from 1971.
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The two main groups of introgressed Arabica varieties, Catimor and Sarchimor, come from crossing Timor Hybrid onto Caturra and onto Villa Sarchi respectively.
Family tree
Sarchimor is a cross of Timor Hybrid and Villa Sarchi.
Grown in
Sources · 3 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-11.
- Arabica Varieties — A global catalog of Arabica coffee varieties from around the world (PDF, rev. Sept 4, 2025) · World Coffee Research
- List of coffee varieties · Wikipedia
- World Coffee Research variety page: T5296 · World Coffee Research