Bixaceae

Bixa orellana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Bixaceae
Genera: Amoreuxia – Bixa – Cochlospermum – Diegodendron

Name

Bixaceae Kunth Malvac., Buttner., Tiliac. 17. (1822) nom. cons.

• Type genus: Bixa  L., Sp. Pl. 1: 512 (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cochlospermaceae Planch. London J. Bot. 6: 305. (1847)
    • Type genus: Cochlospermum  Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 5: 297. (1821)
  • Diegodendraceae Capuron Adansonia, n.s. 385, 392. (1963)
    • Type genus: Diegodendron  Capuron Adansonia, n.s. 385. (1963)

References

• Kunth, K.S. 1822. Malvaceae, Buttneriaceae, Tiliaceae 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Bixaceae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb. 10. Reference page. 
• Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Bixaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Aug 2014. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Lipstick Tree family
• suomi: Annattokasvit
• українська: Біксові
• Tiếng Việt: Họ Điều nhuộm
• 中文: 红木科

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