Bixa

Bixa
	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.
Synonyms
	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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Species[edit]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ 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
^ 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
^ Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118.