Bixa orellana(BIXOR)
Overview Code created in: 2001-10-07
- EPPO Code: BIXOR
- Preferred name: Bixa orellana
- Authority: Linnaeus
Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (except southern cone). Source of a dye. Introduced in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China (including Taiwan), Guinée to Nigeria, Tchad to Ethiopia, Gabon, Zaïre, East Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| achiote | English |
| anatto | English |
| annatto | English |
| blood tree | English |
| lipstick tree | English |
| Achote | German |
| Annattostrauch | German |
| Bischofsmütze | German |
| Orleanbaum | German |
| Orleanstrauch | German |
| achote | French |
| bixa | French |
| rocouyer | French |
| rocouyer des Indes | French |
| roucou | French |
| achiote | Spanish (BO) |
| achiote | Spanish (NI) |
| achote | Spanish (ES) |
| annato | Spanish |
| bija | Spanish |
| chaya | Spanish |
| onoto | Spanish |
| annatto | Italian |
| bixa | Italian |
| orellana | Italian |
| orleana | Italian |
| roucou | Italian |
| rucu | Italian |
| orleaanboom | Dutch |
| açafrao-do-Brasil | Portuguese |
| açafroa-da-Bahia | Portuguese (BR) |
| açafroeira-da-terra | Portuguese (BR) |
| anato | Portuguese |
| urucú | Portuguese |
| urucuzeiro | Portuguese (BR) |
| latkan | Bengali |
| hóng mù | Chinese |
| 红木 | Chinese |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Malvids (
1MAVD )
Order
Malvales (
1MAVO )
Family
Bixaceae (
1BIXF )
Genus
Bixa (
1BIXG )
Species
Bixa orellana (
BIXOR )