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Bixa orellana (Achiote) is a species of tree in the family Bixaceae. They are native to SãO Paulo, Mato Grosso, GoiáS, Espirito Santo, Amazônia, Cerrado, Alagoas, Sergipe, Paraná, Pernambuco, Pará, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Bahia, Tocantins, Amapá, Acre (Brazil), ParaíBa, Roraima, Distrito Federal, Piauí, Maranhao, Ceará, Minas Gerais, RondôNia, Mata Atlântica, Rio Grande Do Sul, Santa Catarina, Rio De Janeiro, and Rio Grande Do Norte. Flowers are visited by Augochloropsis ignita, Epicharis lunulata, Melipona fasciculata, and Melipona beecheii.

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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Achiote. View this species on GBIF