Bixa Explained

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]

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

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=22267 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil Web site: Archived copy . 2015-08-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906080403/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/ . 2015-09-06 . . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
3. 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
4. Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118.