Filed As:

Bixaceae
Bixa orellana L.

All Determinations:

Bixa orellana L. det. M. H. Nee, 1998

Location:

Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Andrés Ibáñez Prov. Along highway from Santa Cruz to Abapó, 10 km S of junction with highway from Santa Cruz to Samaipata, ca. 1 km N of Pedro Lorenzo. Alt. 525 m. (1722 ft.)

Collector(s):

M. H. Nee 49132 with , 25 Apr 1998

Description:

Shrub 1.5 m tall. Fruit held erect, green. Several plants seen and with the appearance of being native.

Habitat:

Old stabilized dunes, with some blowing sand, especially where disturbed by recent road construction. Grassland and patches of brushy woodlands. With Banisteriopsis cinerascens, Zanthoxylum rigidum.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 309514
GUID: 24859fcb-e26b-484e-8717-fcc41ce4e1a0

Map:

Coordinates: (-17.95, -63.25)

Distribution:

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