However, newer arrangements move it, with some other families previously in the Violales, into the Malvales.
Although small, this family includes trees, herbs, and shrubs.
All plants within the Bixaceae produce a red, orange, or yellow latex.
The Bixaceae include three genera and a total of 25 species, although Cochlospermum is sometimes placed into its own family Cochlospermaceae.
The best-known species is the source of annatto, the achiote, which belongs to the type genus of the family.