Bixa

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

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| image2 = Bixa orellana 2.jpg

| image2_caption = Leaves, flower and fruits of Bixa orellana

| taxon = Bixa

| authority = L.

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| synonyms = *Orleania C.Commelijn ex Boehm.

• Urucu Adans.
• Orellana Kuntze

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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.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=22267 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil {{cite web|url=http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-08-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906080403/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/ |archive-date=2015-09-06 }}. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroIdárraga-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, MedellínMolina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118.