Mazhar Botanic Garden

Bixa orellana L.

Annatto

Family: Bixaceae
Genus: Bixa
Species: orellana
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000874
Common name: Annatto
English name: Achiote, Lipstick tree
Arabic name: شجرة الأناتو
Native: Central America
Country: Central america

Shrub or small tree grow up to 6-10 m high leaves   flowers white or pink fruit globular, ovoid capsules, contains  30-45 cone shaped seeds covered in a thin waxy blood-red aril 

Orellana orellana (L) Kuntze, Bixa purpurea Sweet

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Texture: Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds, cuttings
Flowering time:
Zone: 10 : 12
pH range: 5.5-7.5, tolerating 4.5-8.5

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