5249.000 Bixa L.

Description of the genus

Small tree, to 5 m. Leaves alternate, ovate; base cordate; apex acuminate. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Sepals 5. Petals 5, pink. Fruit a spiny ovoid capsule.

Derivation of name: latinised version of the South American vernacular name for this tree.

Worldwide: 1 species in tropical America.

DRC: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
orellana L.		Description, Image

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Flora of Burundi: Bixa
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Bixa
Flora of Mozambique: Bixa
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Bixa
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Bixa

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Bixa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Bixa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Bixa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Bixa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Bixa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bixa
JSTOR Plant Science: Bixa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Bixa
Plants of the World Online: Bixa
Tropicos: Bixa
Wikipedia: Bixa