Bixa orellana L.

  • Filed As

    Bixaceae
    Bixa orellana L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 237 with Gregory Shropshire, 18 May 1989

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Vaca Plateau.

  • Habitat

    Rare.

  • Description

    Tree to 6m with gray bark; leaves thin, papery; flowers red; fruit red, maturing thorny and brown.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 86977

    Occurrence ID: b1e50c5a-ddc8-4c89-ad02-e7cdf79ce662

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. & Arvigo, Rosita. 2015. Messages from the gods: a guide to the useful plants of Belize. xii + 539 pp.
    Notes: p. 232, 233

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Bixaceae

  • All Determinations

    Bixa orellana L. det D. E. Atha, 1995

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