Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Bixaceae | Genus: Bixa | Species: Bixa orellana Linn. ( सिंदूरी, लटकन ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Bixa acuminata, Bixa americana | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Sinduri | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Lipstick tree, Annatto, Arnatto | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Sinduri, Latkan | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 1500m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a capsule subglobose or ovoid, slightly laterally compressed, usually densely purple-brown spiny, rarely smooth.; seeds numerous, red-brown, obovoid-angular. |
| Habitat | Cultivated | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native to tropical America; cultivated pantropically | Bark Details | Smooth grey bark |
| Distribution in Haryana | Gurgaon, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Shrubs or small trees, up to 8 m tall. Bark smooth. Leaf cordate-ovate or triangular-ovate, base rounded or subtruncate, sometimes slightly cordate, margin entire, apex acuminate. Flower a panicles, robust, often flat-topped, densely red-brown scaly and glandular hairy; bracts caduceus; calyxs obovate, densely red-brown scaly, with glands at base; corolla bright pink, obovate; stamens many; anthers yellow, apically dehiscent. Fruit a capsule subglobose or ovoid, slightly laterally compressed, usually densely purple-brown spiny, rarely smooth.; seeds numerous, red-brown, obovoid-angular. | Leaf Details | Shrubs or small trees, up to 8 m tall. Bark smooth. Leaf cordate-ovate or triangular-ovate, base rounded or subtruncate, sometimes slightly cordate, margin entire, apex acuminate |
