Bixaceae

Bixa L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 512 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to S. Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Galápagos, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Is., Liberia, Marianas, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is., Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 1: 113.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 228 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl. 1: 512 (1753)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 228 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl. 1: 512 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Arbo, M.M.; de Carvalho, A.M.; Ferrucci, M.S.; Jardim, J.G.; de Sant'Ana, S.C. [7812] Brazil K005507674 Yes
Baker, C.F. [2494] Nicaragua K005434820 Yes
Pereira-Silva, G.; et al. [15399] Brazil K001577193 Yes
Keller, H.A.; Paredes, N.G. [8279] Argentina K005507673 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005434821 Yes
Mocquerys [747] Venezuela K005507653 Yes
Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Cedeño, J.A. [7486] Ecuador K005507675 Yes
De Jong, W.; Shanley, P. [144] Peru K001890137 No
Fernández, M.; Guzmán, I.; Bermúdez, C.; Gómez, J.; Castro, J.; Gallego, E. [MFL_3405] Colombia K001609275 Yes
Flórez, M.; Fernández, M.; Díaz, J.; Gómez, S.E.; Mosquera, L.J.; Palanca, M.; Mena, F.; Mena, C.; Flórez, J.; Fredy, J. [MAFP_1035] Colombia K001609276 Yes
Pearce, R. [s.n.] Peru K004110482 Yes
Kalbreyer, W. [825] Colombia K005434822 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0