Bixa orellana L.

  • Filed As

    Bixaceae
    Bixa orellana L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 2390, 25 Jan 1990

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. San Antonio Mun. Dooryard garden of Antonio and Juana Cuc.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02697695

    Occurrence ID: 237922ab-ac6e-4cef-abce-a51c1c17e4d5

  • 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. 233

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Bixaceae

  • All Determinations

    Bixa orellana L.

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • County/Municipio

    San Antonio Mun.

  • Locality

    Dooryard garden of Antonio and Juana Cuc.

  • Coordinates

    17.08, -89.07

  • Location Notes

    [Mexico & Central America]

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Determination:
Determiner:
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
The New York Botanical Barden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Medicinal Flora of Belize Project
3ixa orellana L.
cP30
BIXACEAE
Cayo. Ban Antonio. 17°057N, 89°0VW. Dooryard
garden of Antonio and Juana Cue.
Shrub to 2m;, flowers pink; fruits red; seeds
covered with red paste.
n.v.: Cu-shiib E May a 3.
USE: Cosestible iseeds). Hash and long-siuser. Dry as paste
Medicasient for painful, swollen eyes (leaves). Hash in
water and bathe head and eyes with cool infusion
Michael J. Balick 2390	January 25, 1990
with R. Arvigo, G. Shropshire, S. Matola, and the
class of NYBG Bot 940
Supported by the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. Agency
for International Developient, and the Hetropolitan Life Foundation
02697695