Urucu bixa
Bixa urucurana

Family: Bixaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 20 m tall.

This is probably the original parent of cultivated Bixa.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit - food colouring

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Achiote, Achiote de monte, Bijo de monte, Onoto, Urucu, Urucucillo, Urucisillo de monte, Woukou

Synonyms

Bixa orellana var. urucurana (Willd.) Kuntze ex Pilg.; Bixa sphaerocarpa Triana; Orellana americana var. urucurana Kuntze;