Chamissoa
Genus of flowering plants
Chamissoa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae of the Caryophyllales order.
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.
01Species
Three species are accepted.
- 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
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- Chamissoa altissima.jpg by drawing: P.J.F. Turpin, Public domain
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