Bixa

  • Filed As

    Bixaceae
    Bixa

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 212, 05 Apr 1989

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. San Antonio Mun. Ca. 15km SW of San Ignacio.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02697686

    Occurrence ID: 85806def-d0a3-4422-b62b-93675dd96f0f

  • 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

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • County/Municipio

    San Antonio Mun.

  • Locality

    Ca. 15km SW of San Ignacio

  • Coordinates

    17.08, -89.03

  • Location Notes

    [Mexico & Central America]

  • Distribution

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The Hew York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Medicinal Flora of Belize Project
BIXACEAE
Bixa
c*. iru*\ trfs+* Tyi* «1*0,
Cayo. ASan Antonio. 17005’N, 89°027W. Rare.
Tree to 3m; leaves thin, papery? flowers pale
yellow; fruit pod-like, thorny, dehiscent.
BOTANICAL
NFW.I9.RKB0TANICAL GARDEN
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n.v.: fichote [Spanish!.
USE: Conestible {seeds}
Medicasent for VICH sickness (leaves). Mix with urine
and drink. Effective against VICH's fever and rash
Rosita Arvigo 212
with Gregory Shropshire
April 5, 1989
Fieldwork supported by the National Cancer Institute and the
U.S. ftgency for International Developaent
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