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HAWAII - CULTIVATED

Bixa orellana

UH Manoa, Oahu

ACHIOTE or LIPSTICK TREE

Small ornamental tree from the Tropical Americas.  Cultivated for the edible waxy seed coat used as food coloring and seasoning.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bixa_orellana