Lipstick Tree
Bixa orellana
Also known as Butter-seed Tree, Arnatto Tree
About Lipstick Tree
Bixa orellana, also known as achiote, is a shrub or small tree native to Mexico and Central and South America. Bixa orellana is grown in many countries worldwide. The plant is best known as the source of annatto, a natural orange-red condiment (also called achiote or bijol) obtained from the waxy arils that cover its seeds. The ground seeds are widely used in traditional dishes in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, such as cochinita pibil, chicken in achiote, caldo de olla, and nacatamal. Annatto and its extracts are also used as an industrial food coloring to add yellow or orange color to many products such as butter, cheese, margarine, ice creams, meats, and condiments.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bixa orellana
- Genus
- Bixa
- Family
- BIXACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Tropics of the World
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- लटकन Latkan, लटकन
- Bengali
- Latkan, দইগোটা
- Tamil
- Sappiravirai, வருகமஞ்சள்
- Telugu
- జాఫ్రా
- Kannada
- ರಂಗುಮಾಲೆ Rangumaale, ರಂಗಮಲರ್ Ranga malar, ಅರನಟ್ಟು Aranattu
- Malayalam
- Kurannumannal, കുരങ്ങുമഞ്ഞൾ, Achiote
- Marathi
- सेंदरी Sendri, शेंदरी, केसरी
Bixaceae
Bixa Or Achioty Family
Lipstick Tree belongs to the Bixaceae family.
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