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Bixa orellana L.

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Bixa orellana L.
Bixa orellana L.
Bixa orellana L.
Bixa orellana L.
Bixa orellana L.
Bixa orellana L.
Bixa orellana L.
Bixa orellana L.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymBixa acuminata Boj.
synonymBixa americana Poir.
synonymBixa katangensis Delpierre
synonymBixa odorata Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don
synonymBixa orellana var. leiocarpa (Kuntze) Standl. & L.O.Williams
synonymBixa orleana Noronha
synonymBixa purpurea Sweet
synonymBixa tinctaria Salisb.
synonymBixa upatensis Ram.Goyena
synonymOrellana americana (Poir.) Kuntze
synonymOrellana americana var. leiocarpa Kuntze
synonymOrellana orellana (L.) Kuntze
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Hat-ronga
  • Jolandhar
  • Khendur-goch
  • Latkon-jorat
  • Senduri
Bengali
  • Latkan
English
  • Annato
  • Annatto tree
  • Lipstick Tree
Gujarati
  • सिंदूरी Sinduri
Hindi
  • Latkan
  • Sinduri
  • लटकन Latkan
Kannada
  • Rangamali
Malayalam
  • Kurannumannal
Manipuri
  • উৰৈৰোম Ureirom
Marathi
  • सेंदरी Sendri
Oriya
  • Lotkons
Other
  • Achiote
  • Annatto
  • Aploppas
  • Arnatto
  • Kesri
  • Kumkumapoovu
  • Kunguma Poo
  • Kuppamanjal
  • Lipstick Tree
  • Pimentao Doce
  • Sendur goss (Ass.)
  • Senthuram
  • Shendari
  • Shendri
  • Sindooram
Tamil
  • Sappiravirai
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Shrub/ Small tree
Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
Contributors 
admin
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Trees, ca 7m. Leaves 7.5-16x2.5-5.5cm
    Sanjib Barua
    Attributions Sanjib Barua
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Description
      Habit: Shrub to Small tree
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
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        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Morphology
        Leaves 7-16  4-10cm, ovate, apex acuminate, base cordate , glossy, glabrous ; lateral nerves 4-5 pairs; petioles 4-7cm ; stipules 5-6mm, acute. Flowers 3-5cm across, in terminal corymbose panicales, pinkish white. Sepals ovate, purple, scaly.
        Sanjib Barua
        Attributions Sanjib Barua
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Flower

          In terminal panicles, pink turning white. Flowering throughout the year.

          Fruit

          A capsule, reddish brown, two-valved spiny. Seeds many, red. Fruiting throughout the year.

          Leaf Apices

          Acute

          Leaf arrangement

          Alternate distichous

          Leaf Bases

          Chordate

          Leaf Margins

          Entire

          Leaf Shapes

          Ovate

          Leaf Types

          Simple

          Habit

          A small evergreen tree.

          Keystone Foundation
          Attributions Keystone Foundation
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            Miscellaneous Details
            Notes: Western Ghats, Cultivated. Native of Tropical America
            G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
            Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Commercially grown for its red dye. Used as a food coloring. Used by native Americans to make red colored body paint.
              Keystone Foundation
              Attributions Keystone Foundation
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
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                No Data
                📚 Habitat and Distribution
                General Habitat
                Cultivated, tolerant of poor soils but intolerant of shades
                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Grown as an ornamental tree. Native to South America.
                  Keystone Foundation
                  Attributions Keystone Foundation
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Description
                    Global Distribution

                    India: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Kerala, Manipur, Odisha; America

                    Indian Distribution

                    Bongaigaon, Barak Valley, Sivasagar

                    Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                    Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      Maharashtra: Kolhapur Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan, N.Kanara Kerala: Alapuzha, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malapuram, Thiruvananthapuram
                      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        No Data
                        📚 Occurrence
                        No Data
                        📚 Demography and Conservation
                        Risk Statement
                        Common
                        Sanjib Barua
                        Attributions Sanjib Barua
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY
                        References 
                          Threats
                          Threats recoded
                          Sanjib Barua
                          Attributions Sanjib Barua
                          Contributors 
                          Status UNDER_CREATION
                          Licenses CC_BY
                          References 
                            Protection Legal Status
                            It is found growing wild in the tropical forest
                            Sanjib Barua
                            Attributions Sanjib Barua
                            Contributors 
                            Status UNDER_CREATION
                            Licenses CC_BY
                            References 
                              No Data
                              📚 Uses and Management
                              Uses

                              System of Medicines Used In

                              Homoeopathy
                              Homoeopathy
                              Ayurveda
                              Ayurveda
                              Folk medicine
                              Folk medicine
                              Siddha
                              Siddha
                              System Of Medicines Used In

                              Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Homoeopathy, Siddha

                              FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=326
                              Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=326
                              Contributors 
                              Status UNDER_CREATION
                              Licenses CC_BY
                              References 
                                Seeds yield a red colored dye.
                                Keystone Foundation
                                Attributions Keystone Foundation
                                Contributors 
                                Status UNDER_CREATION
                                Licenses CC_BY
                                References 
                                  No Data
                                  📚 Information Listing
                                  References
                                  1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=326
                                  1. Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B. D, 1984, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002
                                  Information Listing > References
                                  1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=326
                                  2. Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B. D, 1984, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002

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                                  📚 Meta data
                                  No Data
                                  🐾 Taxonomy
                                  RootRoot
                                  KingdomPlantae
                                  PhylumTracheophyta
                                  ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                                  OrderMalvales Juss.
                                  FamilyBixaceae
                                  GenusBixa
                                  SpeciesBixa orellana L.
                                  📊 Temporal Distribution
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