Fruit and seeds - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 71859 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 17.01 BIXACEAE Bixa orellana | Entry Book Number | 13.1962 | |
| Artefact Name | Fruit and seeds | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Ecuador | TDWG Region | Ecuador | ||
| Parts Held | Fruit and seeds | Geography Description | Equador | ||
| Uses | Fruit and seedsUse: MATERIALS - Tannins/Dyestuffs User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Tannins/Dyestuffs | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Annatto is produced from the seeds of a small tree, Bixa orellana. It is native to tropical America but has spread throughout much of the tropics. The dye, which can produce both red and orange shades in cotton and silk, unfortunately fad, es quickly. The Indians of Central America used it as a body paint. Its chief use now is to colour margarine. | ||||