Occurrence

No record number

Bixa orellana L.

2/24/2002

Costa Rica

This occurrence of Bixa orellana L. was collected on 2/24/2002 in Costa Rica. Flora of the World includes 3 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Bixa orellana--Costa Rica. Wilson Garden. 25 Feb 02.003.jpg

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Bixaceae

Genus

Bixa

Specific Epithet

orellana

Authorship

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

No record number

Collection Date

2/24/2002

Collectors

Geographic Information

Country

Costa Rica

State/Province

Puntarenas

Coordinates

8.785278, -82.958889

Location

Costa Rica, Puntarenas

Location Remarks

Las Cruces Biological Station. From San Jos‚, take the Pan-American highway south to San Isidro. Continue on the Pan-American to the turn off for San Vito (1.5-2 hours) at a small intersection called Paso Real (kilometer marker 221). From San Vito, the station is an additional 6 km south along the road to the town of Agua Buena.

Collection Location

No publications are associated with this occurrence.