Bixa orellana

Also known as Achiote, Lipstick tree, urucum

species of South American plant

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*Bixa orellana* is a species of plant in the family Bixaceae, belonging to the genus *Bixa*. It is classified within the order Malvales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. Common names for this organism include annatto, achiote, lipstick tree, and arbre à rouge à lèvre. The species produces fruit in the form of a capsule.

The taxon range includes Brazil, Guangdong, Zé Doca, and São Benedito do Rio Preto. Records from Mexico are held by institutions such as ECOSUR, CCBA-FMVZ-UADY, IIB-UV, UJAT, and UACH. The plant has uses in afforestation, as a medicinal plant, and as a dye plant. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2019.

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Species

Least Concern

Bixa orellana

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalvales
FamilyBixaceae

Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador

Observations recorded13,685

Der Annattostrauch (Bixa orellana) ist eine Pflanzenart innerhalb der Familie der Annattogewächse (Bixaceae). Sie ist in der Neotropis heimisch und wird auch in Südostasien angebaut. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Trivialnamen 2 Beschreibung 2.1 Vegetative Merkmale 2.2 Generative Merkmale 2.3 Chromosomenzahl 3 Nutzung 4 Geschichte 5 Bilder 6 Literatur 7 Weblinks 8 Einzelnachweise Trivialnamen Er wird in Brasilien Urucum oder Uruku, in spanischsprachigen Ländern Achiote, auf französisch Roucou genannt. Auf deutsch auch Orleanstrauch, Rukustrauch, Butterfarb, Stephanulrich, Urian[1], (Roter) Lippenstiftbaum oder fälschlich Karibischer Oleander (womit aber korrekt der hochgiftige Schellenbaum bezeichnet wird). Beschreibung In diesem Artikel oder Abschnitt fehlen noch wichtige Informationen. Hilf der Wikipedia, indem du sie recherchierst und Vegetative Merkmale Der Annattostrauch wächst als immergrüner Strauch oder kleiner Baum mit ausladender Krone und erreicht Wuchshöhen von etwa 6–8 Metern. Die Borke ist glatt und bräunlich. Die einfachen, länger gestielten und weichen Laubblätter sind spiralig angeordnet. Sie sind unterseits heller und ganzrandig, sowie eiförmig, die Blattbasis ist stumpf bi

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 4,799
With media: 2,141
Family: Bixaceae
Collections: ECOSUR, CCBA-FMVZ-UADY, IIB-UV, UJAT, UACH, INECOL
Recorded in: Mexico

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: material
Parent taxon: Bixa
Image: Bixa.jpg
Has use: insect repellent

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taxon name: Bixa orellana
taxon rank: species
Commons category: Bixa orellana
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=7249
Commons gallery: Bixa orellana
taxon common name: Achiote
has fruit type: capsule
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
taxon range: Gabon
short name: B. orellana
described at URL: www.youtube.com/shorts/cmhlZ8ZLUy0
external data available at URL: www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4

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Encyclopedic overview

Bixa orellana, also known as achiote, is a shrub or small tree native to Mexico and Central and South America. Bixa orellana is grown in many countries worldwide.

The plant is best known as the source of annatto, a natural orange-red condiment (also called achiote or bijol) obtained from the waxy arils that cover its seeds. The ground seeds are widely used in traditional dishes in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, such as cochinita pibil, chicken in achiote, caldo de olla, and nacatamal. Annatto and its extracts are also used as an industrial food coloring to add yellow or orange color to many products such as butter, cheese, margarine, ice creams, meats, and condiments. Some of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America originally used the seeds to make red body paint and lipstick, as well as a spice. For this reason, the Bixa orellana is sometimes called the lipstick tree.

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