Annatto /Achiote - Bixa orellana
Latin Name:
Bixa orellana
SKU:
39191
We only sell freshly harvested seeds from small time growers, hobbyists and collectors.Listing is for 5 SeedsThe Bixa Orellana is a tree from tropical America regions. It is also called urucum, annatto, or achiote. This fruit is known for its colorants: the or‚line and bixin. This shrub can reach 6 to 8 m height. The fruits are red capsules surrounded by soft spines clusters. Ripe 90 days after flowering, they are harvested after the opening of at least two capsules. The fruit is not edible. After harvest, it is dried in order to remove the wax that surrounds its seeds....