Chamissoa [2][3] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae of the Caryophyllales order.[4]

Chamissoa
Chamissoa altissima
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Chamissoa
Kunth (1817)
Species[1]
Synonyms[1]

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

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Three species are accepted.[1]

References

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