Bixa orellana

Achiote
Achiote seed pods
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Faimily:	Bixaceae
Genus:	Bixa
Species:	B. orellana
Binomial name
Bixa orellana L.
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

Bixa orellana

Achiote (Bixa orellana) or Annatto is a buss (scrab) or smaw tree hamelt tae the tropical region o Americae. North, Middlins an Sooth American natives oreeginally uised the seeds tae mak reid bouk pent an lipstick. For this reason, the achiote is whiles cried the lipstick tree.