Bixa
Genus of flowering plants
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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.[1][2][3][4]
| Bixa | |
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| Leaves, flower and fruits of Bixa orellana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Bixaceae |
| Genus: | Bixa L. |
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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