Bixa orellana--Costa Rica. Wilson Garden. 25 Feb 02.003.jpg
Bixa orellana L. belongs to the Bixaceae family. Flora of the World contains 5 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 5 countries.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Bixaceae
Genus
Bixa
Specific Epithet
orellana
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#170,302 of 335,497
Top 51%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Coto Brus (Las Cruces Biological Station)
8.785278, -82.958889
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.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Peru, Madre de Dios, Tambopata
-12.483333, -68.813333
Location Remarks
Dist. Las Piedras, Lago Valencia. Bosque Ribereño.
Collectors
Jim Farfán Vargas, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)
5.8512, -0.17296
Location Remarks
Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Gabon, Moyen-Ogooue
0.81275, 10.500333
Location Remarks
Mabounie. Off route N1, ca. 41 km ESE of Lambarene, then left (c. N) at Lobi-Mbigou. Mine access road about half way to the river Ngounie (GPS is from the road terminus at the river). 92 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David Kenfack, Nestor Engone Obiang, Prance Bissiemou, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Disturbed lowland moist forest along the road. Shrub ca. 3 m. Flowers pink, fruit red.
Location
Kenya
-0.378611, 35.266389
Location Remarks
Gilgil on Hwy A1
Collectors
No collectors specified
