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Bixa orellana

Bixa orellana L.


Family Bixaceae
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)

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