Bixa orellana L.

  • Filed As

    Bixaceae
    Bixa orellana L.

  • Collector(s)

    W. de Jong 139 with Patricia Shanley, 16 Jul 1989

  • Location

    Peru. Loreto. Requena Prov. Santa Rosa, terra firme, Ucayali River.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated in orchard on hillock.

  • Description

    Small tree; fruit maturing yellow-white. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 196664

    Occurrence ID: f684b9c9-f453-4b8a-b014-879652b6f7a1

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Bixaceae

  • All Determinations

    Bixa orellana L. det D. Baer

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Loreto

  • County/Municipio

    Requena Prov.

  • Locality

    Santa Rosa, terra firme, Ucayali River

  • Coordinates

    -4.92, -73.75

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WPW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00196664
BOTANICAL
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REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF TH« '/A! ;i
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOI«
The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Traditional Agroforestry Systems of the Peruvian Amazon
L.
Bixa orellana
PERU, Loreto. Requena. Santa Rosa, terra
firme, Ucayali river. 04°55’S, 73°45’W.
Cultivated in orchard on hillock.
Small tree; fruit maturing yellow-white.
n.v.: fichiote Blanco.
USE: Byestuff (seed coat). Used for food and fabric
Analgesic for stoaache {seeds). Drink decoction 3 times
BIXACEAE
Wil De Jong 139
with Patricia Shanley
July 16, 1989
Supported by the Instituto de investigaciones de la Astenia
Peruana, The Cooperacion Técnica Suisa, and the Esson Corporation
00196664