Bixa orellana L.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Bixaceae

  • All Determinations

    Bixa orellana L.

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Biwacece.	No.	212.
H	DEPARTMENT	OF	THE INTERIOR. BUREAU OF GOVERNMENT LABORATORIES.
? I DECADES OF PHILIPPINE FOREST FLORA.
?	Prepared by ELMER D. MERRILL. Botanist, Bureau of Government Laboratories.
I	BIXA ORELLANA Linn.
9R|§ A shrub, found in and about all Philippine towns, cultivated and subspontaneous, a native
Mr"' '' of America. The red seeds are used for coloring food. Sp.-PiL, Achiote, Achsufe.
F	Coll.: Ahern’s collector.
Bosohoso, Province of Rizal, Luzon, September, 1904.