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Achiote

Basic Information Common Name: Achiote Scientific Name: Bixa orellana Native Habitat: Tropical regions of the Americas History / Discovery / Cultivator Achiote, scientifically known as

Basic Information Common Name: Cochlospermum gillivraei Scientific Name: Cochlospermum gillivraei Native Habitat: Northern Australia (Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia) History / Discovery / Cultivator Cochlospermum

Silk Cotton Tree

Basic Information Common Name: Silk Cotton Tree Scientific Name: Cochlospermum religiosum Native Habitat: India, Southeast Asia History / Discovery / Cultivator Cochlospermum religiosum, commonly known

Yellow Cotton Tree

Basic Information Common Name: Yellow Cotton Tree Scientific Name: Cochlospermum regium Native Habitat: Savannas and deciduous forests of Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, and

Buttercup Tree

Basic Information Common Name: Buttercup Tree Scientific Name: Cochlospermum vitifolium Native Habitat: Mexico to Panama History / Discovery / Cultivator Cochlospermum vitifolium, commonly known as

Cochlospermum

Basic Information Common Name: Cochlospermum Scientific Name: Cochlospermum Native Habitat: Tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Cochlospermum comprises a

Bixa arborea

Basic Information Common Name: Bixa arborea Scientific Name: Bixa arborea Native Habitat: Central and South America History / Discovery / Cultivator Bixa arborea, belonging to

Bixa platycarpa

Basic Information Common Name: Bixa platycarpa Scientific Name: Bixa platycarpa Native Habitat: Tropical regions of Central and South America, specifically Mexico and Guatemala. History /

Bixa excelsa

Basic Information Common Name: Bixa excelsa Scientific Name: Bixa excelsa Native Habitat: South America History / Discovery / Cultivator The history and cultivation details for

Annatto

Basic Information Common Name: Annatto Scientific Name: Bixa urucurana Native Habitat: Tropical regions of the Americas, including the Amazon rainforest and the Caribbean. It has