ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Bixa orellana

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Bixaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Malvales
Family: Bixaceae
Genus: Bixa
Species: Bixa orellana
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Bixa orellana. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

17 synonyms in this snapshot

Bixa acuminataName author: Bojer
Bixa americanaName author: Poir.
Bixa katangensisName author: Delpierre
Bixa odorataName author: Ruiz & Pav.
Bixa odorataName author: Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don
Bixa orellana f. leiocarpaName author: (Kuntze) J.F.Macbr.
Bixa orellana var. leiocarpaName author: (Kuntze) Standl. & L.O.Williams
Bixa orellana var. orellanaName author: Not supplied
Bixa orleanaName author: Noronha
Bixa purpureaName author: Sweet
Bixa tinctariaName author: Salisb.
Bixa tinctoriaName author: Salisb.
Bixa upatensisName author: Ram.Goyena
Orellana americanaName author: (Poir.) Kuntze
Orellana americana var. leiocarpaName author: Kuntze
Orellana americana var. normalisName author: Kuntze
Orellana orellanaName author: (L.) Kuntze

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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