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Family: Bixaceae	Genus: Bixa	Species: Bixa orellana L.

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Bixa acuminata, Bixa americana	Flower Color	White
Common Name	Annatto, Arnatto, Latkan, Lipstick Tree	Flower Type	Raceme
English / Trade Name	Butter-seed tree	Flowering Period	Oct-Dec
Vernacular /Local Name	Ureirom	Fruiting Period	Jan-March
Altitude	Up to 2000 m	Fruit Type	Capsule
Habit	Shrub	Fruit Details	Fruit is 2-valved, ovoid, red, spiny, 2.5-5 cm long; seeds many, ovate, with a scarlet covering
Habitat	Occurs in open forests	Bark Type	Smooth
Distribution	Native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana exotic to India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Spain	Bark Details	Bark light to dark brown, tough, smooth, sometimes fissured
Distribution in manipur		Origin	Exotic
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Cordate
Description of Species	It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, 2-8 m high; trunk up to10 cm in diameter; bark light to dark brown, tough, smooth, sometimes fissured, lenticellate	Leaf Details	Annato has large 5-15 cm long, 4-11 cm wide, pointed leaves

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