Bixaceae

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.