Bixaceae
Synonyms
Bixa
Bixas
Cochlospermum
Cochlospermums
Kondagogu
Kondagogus
A plant family of the order Violales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. Bixa contains bixin. Cochlospermum contains arjunolic acid and gum kondagogu (POLYSACCHARIDES).