Accepted scientific name:
Bixa orellana L. (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Bixa orellana L.
Synonyms:
Bixa acuminata Boj. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Bixa acuminata Boj.
Bixa americana Poir. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Bixa americana Poir.
Bixa katangensis Delpierre (synonym) 1 literature reference for Bixa katangensis Delpierre
Bixa odorata Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don (synonym) 1 literature reference for Bixa odorata Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don
Bixa orellana var. leiocarpa (Kuntze) Standl. & L.O.Williams (synonym) 1 literature reference for Bixa orellana var. leiocarpa (Kuntze) Standl. & L.O.Williams
Bixa orleana Noronha (synonym) 1 literature reference for Bixa orleana Noronha
Bixa purpurea Sweet (synonym) 1 literature reference for Bixa purpurea Sweet
Bixa tinctaria Salisb. (synonym) 1 literature reference for Bixa tinctaria Salisb.
Bixa upatensis Ram.Goyena (synonym) 1 literature reference for Bixa upatensis Ram.Goyena
Orellana americana (Poir.) Kuntze (synonym) 1 literature reference for Orellana americana (Poir.) Kuntze
Orellana americana var. leiocarpa Kuntze (synonym) 1 literature reference for Orellana americana var. leiocarpa Kuntze
Orellana orellana (L.) Kuntze (synonym) 1 literature reference for Orellana orellana (L.) Kuntze
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Achiote - -
Achote - -
Bija; Anatto - -
Lipsticktree - -
Mugo-simu - -
Onotillo - -
Onoto - -
Orleansstrauch - -
Classification:
Plantae CoL
Phylum Tracheophyta CoL
Class Magnoliopsida CoL
Order Malvales CoL
Family Bixaceae World Plants
Genus Bixa World Plants
Distribution: Argentina (Chaco, Cordoba, Formosa, Salta), S-Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina), Paraguay (Amambay, Central, Cordillera, Paraguari, Pres. Hayes), Venezuela (Amazonas, Aragua, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro, Distrito Federal, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, Tachira), N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapa, Para, Amazonas, Tocantins, Acre, Rondonia), NE-Brazil (Ceara, Bahia), WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goias), SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Sao Paulo), Costa Rica, Galapagos Isl., Peru, Jamaica, Puerto Rico (introduced), Haiti (introduced), Dominican Republic (introduced), Nicaragua, Ecuador, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Belize, Colombia, Bolivia, Panama, Cuba (introduced), Lesser Antilles (Antigua, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Barbados), Trinidad (introduced), Tobago (introduced), Mexico (introduced), New Caledonia (introduced), Fiji (introduced), Christmas Isl. (Austr. (introduced)), American Samoa (introduced) (Manua Isl. (introduced), Tutuila (introduced)), Cook Isl. (introduced) (Rarotonga (introduced)), Marquesas Isl. (introduced) (Nuku Hiva (introduced), Ua Huka (introduced), Hiva Oa (introduced)), Austral isl. (introduced) (Rimatara (introduced)), Micronesia (introduced) (Yap (introduced), Pohnpei (introduced)), Palau Isl. (introduced) (Koror (introduced)), Society Isl. (introduced) (Tahiti (introduced), Moorea (introduced), Raiatea (introduced)), Southern Marianas (introduced) (Saipan (introduced), Rota (introduced), Guam (introduced)), Western Samoa (introduced) (Savaii (introduced)), Niue (introduced), Mauritius (introduced), Réunion (introduced), Hawaii (introduced) (Kauai (introduced), Oahu (introduced), Molokai (introduced), Maui (introduced)), China (introduced) (Guangdong (introduced), Yunnan (introduced)), Taiwan (introduced), Queensland (introduced), Kenya (introduced), Tanzania (introduced), Uganda (introduced), Central African Republic (introduced), Congo (introduced), Gabon (introduced), D.R. Congo (Zaire (introduced)), Chad (introduced), Madagascar (introduced), Angola (introduced), Benin (introduced), Burkina Faso (introduced), Ghana (introduced), Guinea-Bissau (introduced), Guinea (introduced), Liberia (introduced), Nigeria (introduced), Sierra Leone (introduced), Java (introduced), Sri Lanka (introduced), Andamans (introduced), Nicobars (introduced) (North Nicobars (introduced), Central Nicobars (introduced)), Bhutan (introduced), India (introduced), Darjeeling (introduced), Myanmar [Burma] (introduced), Nepal (introduced), Vietnam (introduced), USA (introduced) (District of Columbia (introduced)), U.S. Virgin Isl. (introduced)
Lifezones: -
Additional data: -
Source database: World Plants, Mar 2014   100%
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: -
Online resource: http://worldplants.webarchiv.kit.edu//
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:09d99c7a-ac8f-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401