Family | Bixaceae |
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Local Name | Atsuete; Salitre |
Habit | Shrub to small tree |
Habitat | Terrestrial |
Special Notes | Fruit is flap-like with thick and spiny hair |
Ethnobotanical Uses | FOOD: used for coloring and preservative; |
Collected from | Palali, Poblacion (Central), Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). |
Collector(s) | Elizabeth Laurize A. Alejandro, Marcellus U. Duque |
Identification Verified By | Maria Karina Fullante-(2002-09-07)-(Bixa orellana Linn.)-(IK) |