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Annatto

Botanical: Bixa orellana (LINN.)
Family: N.O. Bixaceae

---Synonyms---Annotta Orellana Orleana.
---Part Used---The dried pulp of the fruit.
---Habitat---Tropical America, East and West Indies. Widely cultivated in Asia and Africa.

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