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.

Species

The genus includes the following species:

• Bixa arborea <small>Huber</small> – Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
• Bixa atlantica <small>Antar & Sano</small> – E. Brazil
• Bixa excelsa <small>Gleason & Krukoff</small> – Peru, northwestern Brazil
• Bixa orellana <small>L.</small> – 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 <small>Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don</small> – Ecuador, Peru, northwestern Brazil
• Bixa urucurana <small>Willd.</small> – Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, northwestern Brazil

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