Bixa orellana L.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Guam

• Locality

  Manguuao

• Elevation

  Alt. 65 m. (213 ft.)

• Coordinates

  13.4496, 144.803

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  948

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Assumed Mangilao = Manguuao (geonames.org/7268049/mangilao-village.html). Georeferenced to the center of Mangilao. Used halved distance between coordinates and center of nearest named feature, Barrigada, to approximate geographic radial.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Donald F. Baer 1976
Mwamintd fwr
CmL Micron. PL
PLANTS OF THE MARIANAS ISLANDS
GUAM
Bixa orellana L,
DtU F. U. Fotbery
Locality Manguuao
Occurrence Abandoned nursery site.
Date Jan. 27, 1954 Alt- 65 (map)
Coll. F. R. Fosberg No. 35596
Remarks Shrub 1.5 m. tall; flowers pink
’Tform with long pointed fruits’*.
Pacific Vegetation Project
05004363