Bixa

Bixa is a genus of plants in the family Bixaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, and South America, and naturalized in other places.^[1][2][3][4]

Bixa
Leaves, flower and fruits of Bixa orellana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Bixaceae
Genus:	Bixa L.
Synonyms[1]
Orleania C.Commelijn ex Boehm. Urucu Adans. Orellana Kuntze

Species

The genus includes the following species:^[1]

1. Bixa arborea Huber – Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
2. Bixa atlantica Antar & Sano – E. Brazil
3. Bixa excelsa Gleason & Krukoff – Peru, northwestern Brazil
4. Bixa orellana L. – type species – widespread from Mexico to Argentina; naturalized in West Indies, parts of Africa, India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Christmas Island, Hawaii, Society Islands
5. Bixa platycarpa Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don – Ecuador, Peru, northwestern Brazil
6. Bixa urucurana Willd. – Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, northwestern Brazil