Bixaceae
Lipsticktree
Bixa orellana
- Family
- Bixaceae
- Genus
- Bixa
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Common names
By language (53)
- ace
- Mo
- Arabic
- بكسة أورلانية, بكسة, شجرة الصبغ الأناتو
- arz
- بكسه اورلانيه
- Bangla
- দইগোটা
- bik
- Atsuwete
- bjn
- Kasumba
- Burmese
- ပိုးသီတင်း
- Catalan
- Bixa, Bixaceae, Bixàcia, Bixàcies, Urucú
- Chinese
- 紅木, 红木, 胭脂木, 臙脂樹
- Czech
- Oreláník barvířský
- Dutch
- Orleaanboom, Anattoboom
- English
- Lipsticktree, Achiote, Lipstick tree, Urucum
- Esperanto
- Bikso orelana
- Estonian
- Värvibiksa
- Filipino
- Atswete
- Finnish
- Annatto, E 160b, E160b
- French
- Roucou, Arbre à rouge à lèvre, Achiote, Annatto, Rocou, Urucum
- frr
- Orleaanbuum
- Georgian
- Ორლეანის ხე
- German
- Annattostrauch, Achiote, Annatostrauch, Orleansstrauch, Orleanstrauch, Rukustrauch, Urucum, Urucú
- Guarani
- Uruku, Uruku'y
- guc
- Choote
- Haitian Creole
- Pye roukou, Woukou
- Hindi
- लटकन
- Icelandic
- Roðatré
- Indonesian
- Kesumba keling
- Italian
- Achiote
- Japanese
- ベニノキ, ビクサ, 紅の木
- Kannada
- ರಂಗುಮಾಲೆ
- Kazakh
- Annato, Аннато, انناتو
- Korean
- 빅사, 립스틱나무, 아치오테, 우쿠루
- Lithuanian
- Dažinė urlija, Ačiotė
- mad
- Ghâlughâ
- Malayalam
- കുരങ്ങുമഞ്ഞൾ, Achiote, കരങ്ങുമഞ്ഞൾ, കുപ്പമഞ്ഞൾ
- Marathi
- शेंदरी, केसरी, सिंदूरी
- nah
- Āchiyōtl
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Orlean
- pam
- Aswiti
- Persian
- درخت آناتو
- Polish
- Arnota właściwa, Achiote
- Portuguese
- Urucu, Anato, Urucum, Urucuzeiro
- Quechua
- Achiwiti, Achiote
- Russian
- Аннато, Орлеан, красящее вещество, Уруку
- sg
- Lëmbïö
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇၽွင်
- Spanish
- Achiote, Bija, Achicote, Achiotl, Achote, Urucu, Urucum, Urucú
- Sundanese
- Galinggem
- Swedish
- Achiote, Annattoträd
- Tamil
- வருகமஞ்சள்
- Telugu
- జాఫ్రా
- Thai
- คำแสด, Annatto Tree, คำเงาะ
- Ukrainian
- Аннато
- Vietnamese
- Điều nhuộm, Cây điều nhuộm, Điều màu
Synonyms
- Bixa acuminata Bojer
- Bixa americana Poir.
- Bixa katangensis Delpierre
- Bixa odorata Ruiz & Pav.
- 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 purpurea Sweet
- Bixa tinctaria Salisb.
- Bixa tinctoria Salisb.
- Bixa upatensis Ram.Goyena
- Orellana americana (Poir.) Kuntze
- Orellana americana var. leiocarpa Kuntze
- Orellana americana var. normalis Kuntze
- Orellana orellana (L.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- August to June (from 231 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: alessandradalia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Antonio Nonato, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zac Peterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sean Vanderluit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christine Loew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mitul and Vijul Singh, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.