This is the fruit of the coffee plant, also known as the cherry.
It grows on the branches of the plant and, in the case of Arabica, ripens within approximately 9 months of flowering.
From the outside in, it is made up of the following elements: skin (exocarp), pulp (mesocarp), parchment
(endocarp) and bean, consisting in turn of the silver skin, endosperm and embryo.