Family | Bixaceae |
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Local Name | Atsuete |
Habit | Shrub to small tree |
Habitat | Terrestrial |
Special Notes | Covered with long, slender, soft spines for wound antiseptic |
Ethnobotanical Uses | MEDICINAL: spines are used as wound antiseptic; DYES: seeds yield a well-known dye called annato; |
Collected from | Palali, Poblacion (Central), Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). |
Collector(s) | Alcabedos, Salvador, Santos, Tabajonda |
Identification Verified By | Blas F. Hernaez-(2002-11-26)-(Bixa orellana L.)-(n/a);Maria Karina Fullante-(n/a)-(Bixa orellana Linn)-(n/a) |