(Bixaceae) Bixa orellana L.

Local name(s): (Sati)

Medicinal use(s): treat liver inflmmation

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: 

Locality: Sayabouri Province, Sayabouri District, Na Gnao Village

Habitat: 

Altitude:   m asl 

Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong 

Collection number(s): LAOS_63) (= Bouamanivong 063)

Collection Date: October 19, 1999

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2245715.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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