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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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Bixa
Leaves, flower and fruits of Bixa orellana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Bixaceae
Genus: Bixa
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Synonyms1
  • Orleania C.Commelijn ex Boehm.
  • Urucu Adans.
  • Orellana Kuntze

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.1234

Species

The genus includes the following species:1

  • 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
References

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  3. Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 9–939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín
  4. Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118.