Biology:Bixa
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Bixa | |
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| Leaves, flower and fruits of Bixa orellana. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Bixaceae |
| Genus: | Bixa L. |
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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.[1][2][3][4]
Species
The genus includes the following species:[1]
- 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
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010.. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
- ↑ Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 9–939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín
- ↑ Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118.
Wikidata ☰ Q149605 entry
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