Bixa is a genus of plants in the family Bixaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, and South America, and naturalized in other places.
Species
The genus includes the following species: Bixa arborea Huber - Brazil, Ecuador, Peru Bixa atlantica Antar & Sano - E. Brazil Bixa excelsa Gleason & Krukoff - Peru, northwestern Brazil Bixa orellana L. - type species - widespread from Mexico to Argentina; naturalized in West Indies, parts of Africa, India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Christmas Island, Hawaii, Society Islands Bixa platycarpa Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don - Ecuador, Peru, northwestern Brazil Bixa urucurana Willd. - Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, northwestern Brazil