Merian, M.S., metamorphosibus insectorum Surinamensium, of te verandering der Surinaamsche insecten (1714)

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Bixa orellana L.

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binominal name:
Bixa orellana L.

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cited non-linnean names:
Urucu
Orelana

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drawing: M.S. Merian

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engraving/lithography: P. Sluyter

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family: Bixaceae

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epithet: orellanus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

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link to this page:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=173331

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synonyms:

heterotypic synonyms:
Bixa acuminata Bojer; Bixa americana Poiret; Bixa katangensis Delpierre; Bixa odorata Ruiz & Pavon ex G. Don; Bixa orleana Noronha; Bixa purpurea Sweet; Bixa tinctaria Salisb.; Bixa upatensis Ram.Goyena;