New world


New world 47

The result of transformation.

The Mother



 Creation
Bixa orellana L., Bixaceae.
Annatto, Lipstick tree, Achiote

Physical description:
Medium-sized pale lavender pink flower with six rounded widely separated petals and a centre of numerous golden stamens with prominent lavender anthers - borne in few-flowered clusters. A large shrub or small tree bearing ornamental seed pods in red, green or yellow with bright orange seeds that yield a food dye used in colouring butter and cheese. Page-371

Common name/s
Annato, Atole, Rocouyer, Roucou, Roucouyer
लाथवा, लटकान, लटकान, सिंधुरी (Lathwa, Latkan, Latkana, Sindhuri)
Latka [Bengali]
Karachhada, Sinduri [Sanskrit]
Jabra, Kongaram, Mantiravanci, Sappira, Sappiravirai, Varagumanjal [Tamil]
Hong mu, Yan zhi mu, Yan zhi shu [Chinese]
Achiote, Anatoo, Anatto, Beni no ki [Japanese]
Аннато, Ачиоте, Бикса, Бикса орельяна, Помадное дерево
Anatto, Anattosamen, Anattostrauch, Annattosamen, Orleansamen, Orleansbaum, Orleansstrauch, Orleanstrauch




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