Bixa orellana--Costa Rica. Wilson Garden. 25 Feb 02.003.jpg
Bixa orellana--Costa Rica. Wilson Garden. 25 Feb 02. 002.jpg
Bixa orellana--Costa Rica. Wilson Garden. 25 Feb 02. 001.jpg
Bixa orellana, Farfan 655--Peru. Edo. Madre de Dios. Quebrada Gametana. 17 Oct 05. 112.jpg
Bixa orellana, Farfan 655--Peru. Edo. Madre de Dios. Quebrada Gametana. 17 Oct 05. 110.jpg
Bixa orellana, Farfan 655--Peru. Edo. Madre de Dios. Quebrada Gametana. 17 Oct 05. 103.jpg
Bixa orellana, Farfan 655--Peru. Edo. Madre de Dios. Quebrada Gametana. 17 Oct 05. 102.jpg
Bixa orellana, Farfan 655--Peru. Edo. Madre de Dios. Quebrada Gametana. 17 Oct 05. 111.jpg
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Bixa orellana, Farfan 655--Peru. Edo. Madre de Dios. Quebrada Gametana. 17 Oct 05. 107.jpg
Bixa orellana--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 467.jpg
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Bixa orellana--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 466.jpg
Bixa orellana--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 464.jpg
Bixa orellana--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 468.jpg
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (82).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (98).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (76).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (85).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (91).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (68).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (106).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (71).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (59).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (72).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (77).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (104).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (103).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (79).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (101).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (64).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (92).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (53).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (81).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (69).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (73).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (108).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (96).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (87).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (57).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (94).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (99).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (107).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (66).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (75).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (93).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (89).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (95).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (62).JPG
Bixa orellana, C. Davidson 13943--Gabon. Rd to Lac Ezonga off N1. 2 Nov 2018. DSC01596 (52).JPG
Native to Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela; introduced into 57 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Pacific, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 5 countries.
Location
Peru, Madre de Dios, Tambopata (Las Piedras)
-12.483333, -68.813333
Location Remarks
Dist. Las Piedras, Lago Valencia. Bosque Ribereño.
Collectors
Jim Farfán Vargas, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Coto Brus (Coto Brus Canton, 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
Kenya, Kericho (Kipchebor)
-0.378611, 35.266389
Location Remarks
Gilgil on Hwy A1
Collectors
No collectors specified
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.
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%
