Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Lipsticktree

Bixa orellana

Spanish: Achiote

Lipsticktree (Bixa orellana)
Photographed by uriostegui on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Lipsticktree (Bixa orellana) is a plant recorded near La Saladita, Guerrero, Mexico, with 5 research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones). Most often recorded in Dec, Feb, Jan, Nov.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Malvales › Bixaceae
Local records5 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records8,545 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2021 – 2026
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Lipsticktree (Bixa orellana) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/bixa-orellana/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.