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 | |
Scientific classification 
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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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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
editThree 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
References
edit- ^ a b c Chamissoa Kunth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Chamissoa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Chamissoa. USDA PLANTS.
- ^ Sohmer, S. H. A Revision of Chamissoa (Amaranthaceae) Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, Vol. 104, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1977), pp. 111-126
- ^ Chamissoa Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine at Germplasm Resources Information Network
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