Bixa orellana L.

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Ethnobotany of the Shuar Indians
Santiago Providence
Family: Bixaceae
Scientific Name: Bixa orellana L,
Shuar Name: achote1
Castillano Name:
Locality: Kankaim
Habitat: primary forest trail, 300 meters altitude
Description: tree 3-4 meters tall, pink flowers, brown
hair-covered pod, brown seed covered with red erile, red trunk
Ethnobotanical Information: red seed covering used to make trial
markings
Collector: Karen S. Lowell No. 491 Date,: Sept. 16, 1985
(with Marc Baker)
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