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Bixa orellana L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl. 512.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Malvales
family
Bixaceae
genus
Bixa
species
Bixa orellana

Name

Synonyms
Bixa acuminata Bojer
Bixa americana Poir.
Bixa katangensis Delpierre
Bixa odorata Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don
Bixa orellana f. leiocarpa (Kuntze) J.F.Macbr.
Bixa orellana var. leiocarpa (Kuntze) Standl. & L.O.Williams
Bixa orellana var. orellana
Bixa orleana Noronha
Bixa platycarpa Ruiz & Pav.
Bixa purpurea Sweet
Bixa tinctaria Salisb.
Bixa tinctoria Salisb.
Orellana americana (Poir.) Kuntze
Orellana americana var. leiocarpa Kuntze
Orellana americana var. normalis Kuntze
Orellana orellana (L.) Kuntze
Homonyms
Bixa orellana L.
Common names
Achiote in French
Anattostrauch in German
Lipsticktree in English
Lipsticktree in English
Mjengafori in language.
Mjengafre, M'lala in language.
Mujario in language.
Orleansstrauch in German
Roucou in English
Roucou, Létchi fleur, Rocou in French
achiote in Spanish
achote in Spanish
annato in Spanish
annatto in Swedish
annatto in Spanish
annatto in English
annatto in English
arnatto in English
atole in French
açafroa in Portuguese
açafroeira-da-terra in language.
bija in Spanish
biondo in language.
colorau in Portuguese
colorau in language.
elangi in language.
ina in language.
kamona in language.
kamuna in language.
kikusu in language.
kishimukanda in language.
langi in language.
lipsticktree in English
lipsticktree in English
lubenga in language.
mentu in language.
nkula in language.
nteki in Kongo
peni, mahiha, puu peni in language.
roucou in English
roucou in French
roucouyer in French
samputu in language.
urucum in language.
urucum in Portuguese
urucú in language.
urucú-bravo in language.
ជម្ពូជ្រលក់ in Central Khmer
Roucu in English
Rucu in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. Mendoza Cifuentes Humberto, Ramírez Padilla Bernardo, Fundación para la Educación Superior., Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza., Instituto de Investigaciones de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (Colombia). Plantas con flores de La Planada : guía ilustrada de familias y géneros. Santafé de Bogotá: Instituto Alexander von Humbolt; 2000.
  3. Sp. Pl.,: 512,1753
  4. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021rp), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=BIOR
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