| Family | Bixaceae |
|---|---|
| Local Name | Atsuete |
| Habit | Shrub to small tree |
| Habitat | Riverbank |
| Special Notes | Fruit: covered with long, slender, rather soft spines, containing many small dark-red seeds |
| Ethnobotanical Uses | DYES: seeds yield a well-known dye called annato; |
| Collected from | Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). |
| Collector(s) | A. Garcia, C. Gavino, C. Ramos, R. Sanchez |
| Identification Verified By | Maria Karina Fullante-(2002-09-07)-(Bixa orellana Linn.)-(IK) |