Carrissoa
Carrissoa is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The genus has a single species, Carrissoa angolensis, a subshrub endemic to Angola.[1] It grows in seasonally-dry tropical open bushland and scrub and along watercourses, and forms woody rootstocks in fire-prone environments.[2]
| Carrissoa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Carrissoa Baker f. (1933) |
| Species: | C. angolensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carrissoa angolensis Baker f. (1933) | |
The genus takes its name from Portuguese botanist Luís Wittnich Carrisso.
References
- Manyelo, Tlou Sinah (2015). "A phylogenetic study of South African species of Rhynchosia (Phaseoleae, Fabaceae)". ujcontent.uj.ac.za. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
- Carrissoa Baker f. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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