Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 899

Status: Basic

Last update: 2024-10-26

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Achiote Tree
Bixa orellana L.

Plants

Woody plants

Trees and palms

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Local name:

Eng: Lipstick Tree

Synonyms :

Bixa tinctaria Salisb.
Orellana orellana (L.) Kuntze
Bixa orleana Noronha
Bixa americana Poir.
Bixa purpurea Sweet
Bixa odorata Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don
Bixa acuminata Bojer
Orellana americana (Poir.) Kuntze
Bixa upatensis Ram.Goyena
Bixa katangensis Delpierre

Family:

Bixaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology

Global distribution:

N/A

Distribution in Laos :

Annamite Highlands and Xieng Khuang Plateau
North Laos Highlands

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:

N/A

Invasiveness :

N/A

IUCN status :

N/A

Lao official status :

N/A

Use

Use types:

Food

Comments on use types:

Domestication:

N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:

N/A

Value chains:

N/A

Nutrition

Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:

N/A

Nutrient	/100g	Remark
Proteins	N/A	N/A
Carbohydrates	N/A	N/A
Fats	N/A	N/A
Vitamins	N/A	N/A
Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

References

Photo credits:

References:

DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. Medicinal Plants of the Guianas. Smithsonian Museum.
Graf, Alfred Byrd. 1986. Tropica: color cyclopedia of exotic plants and trees for warm-region horticulture--in cool climate the summer garden or sheltered indoors; 3rd ed. East Rutherford, N.J.: Roehrs Co.
Levy, Luis W.; Rivadeneira, Diana M. 2000. Annatto. In Lauro, Gabriel J.; Francis, F. Jack. Natural Food Colorants Science and Technology. IFT Basic Symposium Series. New York: Marcel Dekker. p. 115.

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ຕົ້ນຄຳແສດ Achiote Tree Bixa orellana L.