Bixa orellana L.

  • Filed As

    Bixaceae
    Bixa orellana L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 49132, 25 Apr 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.

  • 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.

  • Description

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 309514

    Occurrence ID: 24859fcb-e26b-484e-8717-fcc41ce4e1a0

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Bixaceae

  • All Determinations

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

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • County/Municipio

    Andrés Ibáñez Prov.

  • Locality

    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.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 525 m. (1722 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -17.95, -63.25

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