Chamissoa
Genus of flowering plants
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Chamissoa [2][3] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae of the Caryophyllales order.[4]
| Chamissoa | |
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| Chamissoa altissima | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaranthoideae |
| Genus: | Chamissoa Kunth (1817) |
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Kokera Adans. (1763) | |
The genus was named in honor of 19th century botanist Adelbert von Chamisso, by Carl Sigismund Kunth. It is native to North and South America.
This genus is sometimes included in the family Chenopodiaceae.[5]
Species
Three species are accepted.[1]
- Chamissoa acuminata Mart. – central Mexico to northeastern Argentina
- Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth – False chaff flower – Mexico and the Caribbean to northern Argentina
- Chamissoa maximiliani Mart. ex Moq. – Peru and northeastern Brazil to northern Argentina
