Bixa orellana L.

  • Filed As

    Bixaceae
    Bixa orellana L.

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 3346, 16 Jun 1987

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Monção Mun. P. I. Guajá, Rio Turiaçu. Guajá Indians.

  • Description

    DBH: 6.0cm.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Cultivated tree of FUNAI post. n.v.: araku-'i (cognates in other Tupi languages).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02681466

    Occurrence ID: 3c7a5f10-6b3f-44a3-95cc-8ce23049c5cc

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Bixaceae

  • All Determinations

    Bixa orellana L.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monção Mun.

  • Locality

    P. I. Guajá, Rio Turiaçu. Guajá Indians.

  • Coordinates

    -3.12, -46.08

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The New York Botanical Barden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Coisparative Ethnobotany of Tupi-Guarani Indians Project
Bixa orellana L.
BIXACEAE
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BRAZIL» Maranhao. Mun. Mon5ao. P.I. GuajA, Rio
TuriaSu. GuajA Indians. 03°07’S, ^6°05,W.
Cultivated tree of FUNAI post.
DBH: fa.Oct.
n.v.: araku-'i (cognates in other Tupi languages).
USE: None reported at present. Recently introduced
BOTANICAL
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W. Bal£e 33^6
June 16, 1987
Funds provided by the Edward John Noble Foundation
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