Bixa

Genus of flowering plants

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

Synonyms[1]

* 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

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The genus includes the following species:[1]

1. Bixa arborea Huber – Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
2. Bixa atlantica Antar & Sano – E. Brazil
3. Bixa excelsa Gleason & Krukoff – Peru, northwestern Brazil
4. 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
5. Bixa platycarpa Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don – Ecuador, Peru, northwestern Brazil
6. Bixa urucurana Willd. – Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, northwestern Brazil

## References

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1. ^ a b c 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.

Taxon identifiers

Bixa|

* Wikidata: Q149605
* Wikispecies: Bixa
* APDB: 188678
* APNI: 55825
* BOLD: 223805
* CoL: 62FQH
* EoL: 71343
* EPPO: 1BIXG
* FNA: 104016
* FoAO2: Bixa
* FoC: 104016
* GBIF: 2874862
* GRIN: 1477
* iNaturalist: 127679
* IPNI: 4306-1
* IRMNG: 1061815
* ITIS: 22250
* NCBI: 66671
* NZOR: 7707afb4-5970-49ee-ac1b-255b13f3b30b
* Open Tree of Life: 287363
* PLANTS: BIXA
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:4306-1
* Tropicos: 40027835
* WFO: wfo-4000004696

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