Kingdom Plantae Family Bixaceae Higher classification Bixaceae | Order Malvales Scientific name Bixa Rank Genus | |
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Similar Achiote, Bixaceae, Begonia obliqua, Boerhavia coccinea, Justicia carthaginensis | ||
Lipstick plant bixa orellana achiote or annatto
Bixa is a genus of plants in the family Bixaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, and South America, and naturalized in other places.
Contents
Bixa orellana annato or achiote
Species
The genus includes the following species:
- Bixa arborea Huber - Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
- Bixa excelsa Gleason & Krukoff - Peru, northwestern Brazil
- Bixa orellana L. - widespread from Mexico to Argentina; naturalized in West Indies, parts of Africa, India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Christmas Island, Hawaii, Society Islands
- Bixa platycarpa Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don - Ecuador, Peru, northwestern Brazil
- Bixa urucurana Willd. - Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, northwestern Brazil
References
Bixa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA