Chamissoa

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

Chamissoa
Chamissoa altissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Subfamily:	Amaranthoideae
Genus:	Chamissoa Kunth (1817)
Species[1]
Chamissoa acuminata Mart. Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth - False chaff flower Chamissoa maximiliani Mart. ex Moq.
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

Three 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