Bixa orellana L. - Bixaceae

General information
Catalog number	169053
Collector	SIN
Collector number	1913
Observations	Observ. Campo : Achiote.Arbusto de 3-4 m.Flores rosadas violetas.El fruto se usa para colorante de los alimentos.En campo abierto.Bosque seco-Tropical sensu Tosi 1960.Peru.Field Museum of Natural History,Servicio Forestal y de Caza del Peru.Collections of a cooperative project sponsored by the Servicio Forestal y de Caza and the Field Museum of Natural History.Funded by National Science Foundation grant no.GB-5588. Observ. Generales:
Update date	Feb. 14, 2007
Taxonomy
Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Magnoliophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Violales
Family	Bixaceae
Genus	Bixa
Specific epithet	orellana
Author	L.
Determiner	SIN
Attributes
Phenology	flowering

General information