Bixa orellana L.

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Bixa orellana

Photo: Bart Wursten
Umunthu Camp, Mzuzu

Bixa orellana

Photo: Bart Wursten
Umunthu Camp, Mzuzu

Bixa orellana

Photo: Bart Wursten
Umunthu Camp, Mzuzu

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Synonyms:
Common names: Annatto (English) Arnotto (English)
Description: 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.
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Derivation of specific name: orellana: pre-Linnaean name
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Worldwide distribution: Native to tropical America. Elsewhere mostly as an ornamental tree and rarely naturalised.
Growth form(s): Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Content last updated: Monday 24 June 2019
Literature:

Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 29.

Wild, H. (1960). Bixaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Page 261.

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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Bixa orellana
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Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Bixa orellana
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Bixa orellana

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Bixa orellana
African Plant Database: Bixa orellana
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Bixa orellana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Bixa orellana
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bixa orellana
JSTOR Plant Science: Bixa orellana
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Bixa orellana
Plants of the World Online: Bixa orellana
Tropicos: Bixa orellana
Wikipedia: Bixa orellana


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Bixa orellana.
https://www.malawiflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=164440, retrieved 28 March 2024

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