Bixaceae

15 species

Tropical trees including annatto; seeds produce red food coloring and dye.

Amoreuxia gonzalezii

Edible: Roots, Plant

Amoreuxia palmatifida

Saiya, Mexican yellowshow

Edible: Root, Leaves, Seeds, Fruit, Vegetable

Edible: Seeds, Spice

Bixa platycarpa

Broadfruit bixa

Edible: Seeds - food colouring

Edible: Fruit - food colouring

Cochlospermum fraseri

Kapok bush flowers, Yellow flowered kapok

Edible: Root, Flowers

Cochlospermum fraseri subsp. heteroneurum

Kapok Tree, Cotton Tree

Cochlospermum gillivraei

Kapok bush, False Kapok, Wild Cotton

Edible: Roots, Flowers

Cochlospermum gonzalezii

Cochlospermum gregorii

Cochlospermum orinocense

Cochlospermum palmatifidum - (DC.) Byng & Christenh.

Arizona Yellowshow

Cochlospermum planchonii

Edible: Root, Fruit

Cochlospermum religiosum

Yellow silk cotton tree, Buttercup tree, Torchwood tree

Edible: Bark - gum, Seeds

Cochlospermum tinctorium

Edible: Leaves, Root, Unripe capsules