Bixa orellana L.

  • Filed As

    Bixaceae
    Bixa orellana L.

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 2054, 25 Mar 1986

  • Location

    Brazil. Pará. Altamira Mun. Igarapé Ipixuna, affluent of Rio Xingu, 5 km S of settlement, Araweté Indian Reserve.

  • Habitat

    House garden.

  • Description

    Tree.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    n.v.: iriko'i (cognates in other Tupi languages). Use: The raw leaves are edible; the leaves are boiled to make a tea that is drunk to treat headache; the red liquid in the seed pods is used for painting bodies and as a dye.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02681463

    Occurrence ID: a0dac01a-450b-43df-98b0-ddbfaea6029a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Bixaceae

  • All Determinations

    Bixa orellana L.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Pará

  • County/Municipio

    Altamira Mun.

  • Locality

    Igarapé Ipixuna, affluent of Rio Xingu, 5 km S of settlement, Araweté Indian Reserve.

  • Coordinates

    -4.82, -52.52

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL - State of -Maranhao
2054	Bixaceae
Bixa orellana
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02681463
S.
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BOTANICAL
Municipio de Altamira: Igarape Ipixuna,
affluent of Rio Xingu; 4° 49' S, 52° 31' W.
5 km S of settlement, Arawete Indian Reserve,
-	House garden.
-	Tree; cultivated.
n.v.: iriko^i (cognates in other Tupi
languages).
Use: The raw leaves are edible; the leaves
are boiled to make a tea that is drunk to
treat headache; the red liquid in the seed
pods is used for painting bodies and as a dye.
Collector: W.L. Balee	25 March 1986
Funds for fieldwork generously provided by
the Edward John Noble Foundation.
02681463