Bixa orellana L.

  • Filed As

    Bixaceae
    Bixa orellana L.

  • Collector(s)

    A. J. Henderson 912 with H. Beck, H. Scott, L. Leigh, 31 Jan 1989

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. Rio Mavaca.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated on edge of cassava field.

  • Description

    Flowers pink. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87406

    Occurrence ID: 814fd796-104f-40d9-87e8-0830177e3dbe

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Bixaceae

  • All Determinations

    Bixa orellana L.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • Locality

    Rio Mavaca

  • Elevation

    Alt. 228 m. (748 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    2.02, -65.12

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REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
00087406
The New York Botanical Garden	I
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Expedition to Serranía de Tapirapeco organized by the Fundación para el	I
Desarrollo de las Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales (FUDECI)	I
BIXACEAE
Bixa orellana L	I
VENEZUELA, T.F.Amazonas. Río Mavaca. 02o01'N, 65°07'W	1
228m. Cultivated on edge of cassava field.	I
Flowers pink. .	\
Andrew Henderson 912 . February 2 1989
withi HLBeck, H.Scott, L.Leigh '	j
Fieldwork funded by Space Biosphere Ventures and the New York Botanical
Garden	I