- Bixaceae
image_caption = "Bixa orellana " (Achiote)
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Eudicots
unranked_ordo =Rosids
ordo =Malvales
familia = Bixaceae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "Amoreuxia " (yellowshow ) "Bixa " (achiote ) "Cochlospermum "Bixaceae, or the achiote family, is a family of
dicotyledon ousplant s. Under the Cronquist system, it was traditionally placed in the orderViolales . However, newer arrangements move it, with some other families previously in the Violales families, into theMalvales .Bixaceae includes 3 genera and a total of 25 species, although "Cochlospermum" is sometimes placed into its own family,
Cochlospermaceae . The best-known of the species in this family is the source ofannatto , theachiote , which belongs to the type genus of the family.Although small, this family has the diversity within to include
tree s,herb s andshrub s. The plants are bisexual, and all species have fivesepal s. All plants within the Bixaceae produce a red, orange or yellowlatex .External links
* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/bixaceae.htm Bixaceae] in [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval.] http://delta-intkey.com
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