Chamissoa
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Chamissoa is a genus of plants in the Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae
The flowering plant family Amaranthaceae, the Amaranth family, contains about 176 genera and 2,400 species.- Description :Most of these species are herbs or subshrubs; very few are trees or climbers. Some species are succulent....

 family. This genus is sometimes included in the Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae were a family of flowering plants, also called the Goosefoot Family. They are now included within family Amaranthaceae. The vast majority of Chenopods are weeds, and many are salt and drought tolerant. A few food crops also belong to the family: spinach, beets, chard, quinoa, and...

 family.

Species include:
  • Chamissoa altissima
    Chamissoa altissima
    Chamissoa altissima is a plant native to North and South America, and it specially grows up in the Cerrado vegetation in Brazil. In addition, this plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius....

    (Jacq.) Kunth - False chaff flower
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