Achiote

BRIXA ORELLANA

Aka: annatto
Family: Bixaceae

Tree

Dried Achiote Seed
Open fruit with seed
Ground Achiote Seed
Achiote

» Achiote is common in these Cuisines

 Mexico
 Vietnam

» Achiote is common in these Cuisines

 Mexico
 Vietnam


The Bixaceae Family

a family of dicotyledonous plants
AKA: the achiote family

Kingdom: Plantae   Clades: Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids   Order: Malvales