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Non-scientific name:

lipstick tree

1 Accepted name(s) for "lipstick tree":

Accepted name
Bixa orellana L.

4 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Bixa orellana Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L. leaf, frond, root bark, seed, aril, arillus
Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Bixa orellana Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L. Roots, Seeds
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L.

19 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "lipstick tree":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
achiote Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
anaththa Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
annatto Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
aploppas Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
arnatto Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
arnotto tree Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
bixa orellana Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
geluga Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
hóng mù Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jarak belanda Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kesumba Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
rata kaha Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
roucou Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sinduraka Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
yān zhī mù Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
අනත්ත Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
රටකහ Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
红木 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
胭脂木 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)