Bixa orellana L.

  • Filed As

    Bixaceae
    Bixa orellana L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 47400, 21 Dec 1997

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Ignacio Warnes Prov. 4.5 km NE from RR on road to Okinawa, the RR crossing on the SE side of Warnes.

  • Habitat

    Flat, sandy area surrounded by pastures, with appearance of former savanna.

  • Description

    Shrub 1.2 m tall. A poor, open and windy habitat for this species, thus the damaged leaves. Fruit basically green with tannish red caste. Seeds covered by oily orange-red substance.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 230223

    Occurrence ID: 301a6582-b759-4fef-a987-b02f8df5a699

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Bixaceae

  • All Determinations

    Bixa orellana L. det M. H. Nee, 1997

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • County/Municipio

    Ignacio Warnes Prov.

  • Locality

    4.5 km NE from RR on road to Okinawa, the RR crossing on the SE side of Warnes.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 320 m. (1050 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -17.48, -63.125

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