Achiote

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Artist

Name:: Descourtilz, Jean-Théodore
Dates:: 179?-1855
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Plants
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Gabriel, (Louis?)
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The New York Botanical Garden, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Flore pittoresque et médicale des Antilles, vol. 1
Author:: Descourtilz, Michel-Étienne
Publisher:: Paris: 1821
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Description:

View of achiote flowers, seed pods, and leaves.
The achiote (Bixa orellana) is an evergreen shrub or bushy tree in the family Bixaceae. It is native to the Americas and is grown mostly for the orange dye obtained from its seeds.

The caption reads in the original French: Roucouïer.

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