Bixa

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.

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GENUS

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 recorded16,819

Bixa ist eine Gattung in der Familie der Annattogewächse (Bixaceae) innerhalb der Ordnung der Malvenartigen (Malvales). Die etwa fünf Arten sind in der Neotropis verbreitet. Die bekannteste Art ist der Annattostrauch (auch Orleansbaum, Urucum, Achiote genannt) (Bixa orellana), eine Gewürz- und Färbepflanze.

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Image: Bixa orellana with fruits in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 1453.jpg

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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.

==Species== The genus includes the following species: Bixa arborea Huber – Brazil, Ecuador, Peru Bixa atlantica Antar & Sano – E. Brazil Bixa excelsa Gleason & Krukoff – Peru, northwestern Brazil Bixa orellana L. – type species – 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