Bixa orellana L.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Umunthu Camp, Mzuzu

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.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	orellana: pre-Linnaean name
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Native to tropical America. Elsewhere mostly as an ornamental tree and rarely naturalised.
Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m.
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
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.

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

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
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Bixa orellana
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Bixa orellana
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Bixa orellana
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Bixa orellana
iNaturalist: Bixa orellana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bixa orellana
JSTOR Plant Science: Bixa orellana
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Bixa orellana
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Bixa orellana
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Wikipedia: Bixa orellana