Family | Bixaceae |
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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) |