Annatto (red tree)

Japanese: ベニノキ(紅木) - ベニノキ（英語表記）annatto

It is an evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of the family Carthamaceae, growing to a height of 3-8 m (illustration). It is native to tropical America, but has spread to tropical and subtropical regions of the world as a dye plant. The alternate leaves are ovate, 8-24 cm long, 4-16 cm wide, and have a petiole length of 5-12 cm. The flowers are pale pink to white, 4-6 cm in diameter, with 4-5 sepals, 4-7 petals, and numerous stamens. 8-50 flowers form a panicle at the end of the branch. The fruit is a slightly flattened, ovate capsule 2-4 cm long, densely covered with coarse reddish-brown hairs on the outside.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ベニノキ科の常緑または半常緑の低木～小高木で，高さ3～8mになる（イラスト）。熱帯アメリカ原産であるが，染料植物として世界の熱帯から亜熱帯に広まった。互生する葉は卵形で長さ8～24cm，幅4～16cm，葉柄の長さ5～12cm。花は淡紅色～白色，径4～6cmで，萼片4～5枚，花弁4～7枚，おしべ多数。8～50花が枝端に円錐花序をつくる。果実は長さ2～4cmのやや扁平な卵形の蒴果（さくか）で，外側に赤褐色の粗毛を開出，密生する。

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