This species is very common in Bangalore and Mysore. On the right side of the entrance gate to Mysore Palace (near main road), a row of these plants can be seen.
On Oct 19, 10:19 pm, Col Bimal Sarkar <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Friend, > Attaching two images of Bixa orellana.This plant is known > as Arnotto or Antto dye tree.I saw is plant for the first time in Indian > Institute of science campus in Bangalore.That campus is very rich in floral > diversity.Next time i saw this plant at Tezpur ( Assam ).This is what Dr > Venkatesh say about this plant. > " Arnotto tree has long beenunder cultivation in India and is sometimes > found naturalized in this country.It is a small size tree .The flowers are > showy.It's fruit capsules are reddish brown in colour and are covered with > prickles.From coloured seed coats is obtained a yellow dye which is good for > colouring cheese and butter. > Regards > Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar > Mobile: 9434194942 > > Bixa orellana 1.jpg > 55KViewDownload > > Bixa orellana 2.jpg > 91KViewDownload
