Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :
Bixa orellana L. (GRIN)
SYNONYM(S) : Bixa acuminata Poir., Bixa americana Boj., Bixa odorata Ruiz. & Pav. Ex D. Don (W3trop), Bixa platycarpa Ruiz. & Pav., Bixa purpurea Sweet, Bixa tinctoria Salisb., Bixa upatensis Ram. Goyena, Orellana americana Kuntze (IPNI), Orellana orellana (L.) Kuntze (IPNI)
BENGALI : Latka.
CHINESE : 红木 Hong mu, 臙脂木 Yan zhi mu, 臙脂樹 Yan zhi shu .
DANISH : Annatobusken,
Orleantræ, Smørfarvetræ.
DUTCH : Anatto,
Rocou, Annotto, Achiote, Orleaan CHECK THOSE
ENGLISH : Anatto, Anatto tree, Annatto, Annatto plant, Annatto seeds, Annatto tree, Lipstick tree.
ESTONIA : Annatopõõsa, Värvibiksa.
FINNISH : Annaatto.
FRENCH : Annato, Atole (Rehm), Rocou, Rocouyer, Roucou (West Indies) (GRIN) , Roucouyer (GRIN)
GERMAN : Anatto, Anattosamen, Annattosamen, Anattostrauch (Rehm), Orleansbaum, Orleansamen, Orleanstrauch. Orlean-strauch (Rehm).
HINDI : Lathwa, Latkana, Sindhuri.
HUNGARIAN : Bjoul , Orleánfa, Ruku.
ITALIAN : Annatto, Anotto .
JAPANESE : アチオテ Achiote, アナトー Anatoo, アナット Anatto, ベニノキ Beni no ki.
KHMER : Châm' puu, Châm' puu chrâluëk'.
KOREAN : 아치오테 A chi o te, 아
나토 A na to, 빅사속 Bik sa sok .
LAOTIAN : Kh'am, Satii, Sômz phuu.
MALAY : Jarak belanda, Kunyit jawa, Kesumba (Indonesia), Kesumba kling (Indonesia).
MARATHI : सेंदरी Sendrii.
NEPALESE : Sindur, Sindure.
PORTUGUESE : Açafroa (Rehm), Acafroeira da terra (Brazil), Açafroa do Brasil, Anato, Annato (Brazil), Urucú (Brazil), Urucú bravo (Brazil), Urucú da mata (Brazil), Urucum (Brazil).
RUSSIAN : Ачиоте Achiote, Аннато Annato, Бикса Biksa, Бикса орельяна Biksa orel'ina, Помадное дерево Pomadnoe derevo.
SERBIAN : Орлеан-дрво Orlean-drvo.
SPANISH : Achiotl (Nahuatl), Achihuite (Colombia), Achiote (Rehm), Achiote caspi, Achote (Panama) (Rehm), Bija (Puerto Rico) (Rehm), Bijol, Chacuanguarica (Puerto Rico), Onoto (Venezuela), Pumacua (Puerto Rico).
SUNDANESE : Galuga.
SWEDISH : Annattobuske.
TAGALOG : Achuete, Asuete, Achwete, Echuete.
TAMIL : Jabra, கொங்காரம் Kongaram, சப்பிரா Sappira.
THAI : Kam sêt, คำแฝด Kham faet, คำแงะ Kham ngae, คำเงาะ Kham ngo, คำแสด Kham saet (Bangkok), คำไทย Kham thai.
VIETNAMESE : Diêù nhuôm, Hột điều màu.
VISAYAN : Sotis.
Photographs,
description and a lot more on Gernot Katzer's excellent Spice Pages.
Bixa orellana L. var. leiocarpa (Kuntze)
Standl. & L. O. Williams
(GRIN)
SYNONYM(S) : Orellana americana Kuntze var. leiocarpa Kuntze) (GRIN) (IPNI)
Most modern authors place these names among the synonyms of the one and only recognized specie
Bixa orellana L. var. urucurana (Kuntze)
Standl. & L. O. Williams
(GRIN)
SYNONYM(S) : Bixa sphaerocarpa Triana (W3trop), Bixa urucurana Willd. (GRIN), Orellana americana Kuntze var. urucurana Kuntze (GRIN) (W3trop)
Most modern authors place these names among the synonyms of the one and only recognized species.
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