CHR 474838 – Bixa orellana L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 474838
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
28 November 2002
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Bixa orellana L.
Determiner:
Sykes WR
Identification date:
1991-08-03 (Verbatim: 3-AUG-1991)
Preferred name:
Bixa orellana L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Violales
Family:
Bixaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Unknown
Verbatim locality:
Unknown
Verbatim collector:
Verbatim date:
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Atiu, Areora District, Atiu Motel
Verbatim locality:
Atiu, Areora District, Atiu Motel
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 3954/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
3-AUG-1991
Start date:
1991-08-03
Country:
Cook Islands
Habitat:
Cultivated.
Notes:
Shrub (young) c.1.5m high. Fruits inflated, c.6x4cm, broad ovoid. Seeds covered with bright red powder. "Lipstick plant".
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Biocultural (BC) Notice
