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Achiote (Bixa orellana) is a shrub or small tree originating from the tropical region of the Americas. Central and South American natives originally used the seeds to make red body paint and lipstick. For this reason, the achiote is sometimes called the lipstick tree.The tree is best known as the source of annatto, a natural orange-red condiment (also called "achiote" or "bijol") obtained from the waxy arils that cover its seeds.

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  • Achiote (Bixa orellana) is a shrub or small tree originating from the tropical region of the Americas. Central and South American natives originally used the seeds to make red body paint and lipstick. For this reason, the achiote is sometimes called the lipstick tree.The tree is best known as the source of annatto, a natural orange-red condiment (also called "achiote" or "bijol") obtained from the waxy arils that cover its seeds.
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  • *Bixa acuminata (Bojer)
  • *Bixa americana (Poir.)
  • *Bixa katangensis (Delpierre)
  • *Bixa odorata (Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don)
  • *Bixa orleana (Noronha)
  • *Bixa purpurea (Sweet)
  • *Bixa tinctaria (Salisb.)
  • *Bixa upatensis (Ram.Goyena)
  • *Orellana americana ((Poir.) Kuntze)
  • *Orellana orellana (L.) Kuntze)
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