Carrissoa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
Subtribe: | Cajaninae |
Genus: | Carrissoa Baker f. (1933) |
Species: | C. angolensis |
Binomial name | |
Carrissoa angolensis Baker f. (1933) |
Carrissoa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The genus has a single species, Carrissoa angolensis, a subshrub endemic to Angola. It grows in seasonally-dry tropical open bushland and scrub and along watercourses, and forms woody rootstocks in fire-prone environments.
The genus takes its name from Portuguese botanist LuÃs 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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Carrissoa | |
Carrissoa angolensis |
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