the four main botanical cultivars of india's coffee include kent, s.795, cauvery, and selection 9. in the 1920s, the earliest variety of arabica grown in india was named kent(s) after the englishman l.p. kent, a planter of the doddengudda estate in mysore. probably the most commonly planted arabica in india and southeast asia is s.795, known for its balanced cup and subtle flavour notes of mocca. released during the 1940s, it is a cross between the kents and s.288 varieties. cauvery, commonly known as catimor, is a derivative of a cross between caturra with hybrido-de-timor, while the award-winning selection 9 is a derivative from the crossing between tafarikela and hybrido-de-timor. the dwarf and semi-dwarf hybrids of san ramon and caturra were developed to meet the demands for high density plantings. the devamachy hybrid ("c. arabica" and "c. canephora") was first discovered around 1930 in india.