English: Achiote family; Annatto.
DD:
Chlorum.
Bixaceae: 3 genera, 25 species; Amoreuxia, Bixa, Cochlospermum, Diegodendron.
Botany: include trees, herbs and shrubs; bisexual; flower five sepals; red, orange or yellow latex.
TaxonomyIn the
Apg3 classification Bixaceae is a subgroup with
Cistaceae in
Malvales. Cochlospermaceae are closely related to
Bixaceae. Under the Cronquist system, it was traditionally placed in the order
Violales. It is the first diverging line in the
Cistales.
In the
Plant theory Bixaceae is placed in
Subphase 1 in the
Cistales.