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chamissoa
Scientific Name: Chamissoa
Family: Amaranthaceae
Category: Dicot
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Chamissoa
Chamissoa is a genus of plants belonging to the Amaranthaceae family. It is sometimes also classified within the Chenopodiaceae family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Family: Amaranthaceae (sometimes Chenopodiaceae)
- Genus: Chamissoa Kunth
Species
- The Plant List includes 21 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Chamissoa, of which 2 are accepted species names.
- Examples include: Chamissoa altissima, Chamissoa acuminata, and Chamissoa macrocarpa.
Chamissoa altissima (False Chaff Flower)
Chamissoa altissima is a notable species within this genus.
- Common Name: False Chaff Flower
- Scientific Name: Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth
- Synonyms: Achyranthes altissima Jacq., Celosia paniculata L.
Distribution and Habitat
- Chamissoa altissima is native to North and South America.
- It is known to thrive in the Cerrado vegetation of Brazil.
- It is also found in moist secondary forests at middle and lower elevations, including Vieques, St. Croix, St. Thomas, and Tortola in the Antilles and continental areas.
Morphological Characteristics
- Chamissoa altissima is described as a suffruticose vine or clambering shrub.
- It is generally glabrous (smooth) except for the fertile parts, which are stellate-villous (covered in star-shaped hairs).
- The leaves are simple with entire margins and arranged alternately on the stem.
Further Information
- Further information can be found in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) maintained by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.
- Discover Life provides information about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Chamissoa altissima.
- Additional resources can be found at http://plantillustrations.org/species.php?species=Chamissoa+altissima