Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Bixa orellana
Collection Date:
November 5, 2003
Determiner:
Flynn 7 Sept. 2005
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Plant Description:
Tree, 4 m tall, stem 10 cm in diameter, white flower, red fruit. N.V. doaloa rice [Pohnpeian].
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Food Colorant. Used as red food coloring for rice. Take as many fruits as needed, cut them open and take the seeds and place in a pot of rice and boil it, then the rice will turn red. Informant: Maria Amor: Pohnpei. Female.
Date of Record Creation:
November 5, 2013
Date of Last Update:
January 21, 2025
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