Bixa orellana L. Sp. Pl. 1: 512. 1753. Type: Lectotype - Herb. Clifford: 211, Bixa 1 (BM-000628766)
Regards Pankaj On Nov 13, 7:43 pm, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Bixa orellana* (syn. *Orellana americana* var. *leiocarpa*) ... native of > tropical Americas ... widely naturalized / cultivated elsewhere in tropics > ... commonly known as: achiote, lipstick tree, saffron tree • Assamese: > jolandhar • Bengali: latka • Hindi: केशरी keshari, लटकन latkan, सिंधुरी > sindhuri • Kannada: rangamali • Manipuri: উৰৈৰোম ureirom • Marathi: सेंदरी > sendri, सिंधुरी sinduri • Oriya: lotkons • Tamil: கொங்காரம் kongaram, > சப்பிரா > > Regards. > > > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 8:03 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > > Flowering tree along roadside, medium size, height- 10-12feet, leaf > > size-20cms approx. > > > Oct 2010 > > Sirsi, Uttara Kannada, > > > Regards > > > Raghu
