Bixa
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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.
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.
Species
The genus includes the following species: Bixa arborea Huber – Brazil, Ecuador, Peru Bixa atlantica Antar & Sano – E. Brazil Bixa excelsa Gleason & Krukoff – Peru, northwestern Brazil 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 Bixa platycarpa Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don – Ecuador, Peru, northwestern Brazil Bixa urucurana Willd. – Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, northwestern Brazil
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