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False Chaff Flower

Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

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Chamissoa altissima (False Chaff Flower) is a species of shrub in the family Amaranthaceae. They are climbers. They are native to Mato Grosso, Amazônia, Amapá, Espirito Santo, Caatinga, Rio De Janeiro, Puerto Rico, Roraima, Pará, U.S. Virgin Islands, Bahia, Paraná, SãO Paulo, Santa Catarina, Mata Atlântica, Maranhao, Minas Gerais, Tocantins, Rio Grande Do Sul, The Neotropics, RondôNia, Cerrado, Pernambuco, Acre (Brazil), Ceará, ParaíBa, Alagoas, GoiáS, and Mato Grosso Do Sul.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900034
Definition: whole plant frutescent, bush, shrub

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900035
Definition: whole plant lianescent or scandent; eg: liana or vine

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457419

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2841453

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3407762

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463930

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q375816

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451189

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3662560

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3393129

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/4796775

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3471168

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3455077

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3448433

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3450387

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q477047

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3395443

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457153

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3474575

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451133

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q217151
Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface
Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Neotropic.svg

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3924825

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q278512
Definition: tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3392268

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3665474

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3402362

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3393098

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3408096

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3462372

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457415

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EOL has data for 17 attributes, including:

cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Peru
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3932488
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/tropical_and_subtropical_moist_broadleaf_forests
- Attribution: https://www.worldwildlife.org/biomes/tropical-and-subtropical-moist-broadleaf-forests
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leaf length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0001133
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18 cm
leaf width
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0004627
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8.5 cm
life cycle habit
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0002725
- Definition: Determined for type of life cycle being annual, biennial, perennial etc.
- Comment: The life cycle habit indicates the typical duration of an individual plant's life. Common values are annual, biennial, and perennial. Some plants have different durations depending on environment or location, so a plant can have more than one value.
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perennial
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
- Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
- Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Puerto Rico
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966
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plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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climber
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900035
- Definition: whole plant lianescent or scandent; eg: liana or vine
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produces
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0003000
- Definition: This organism produces this material or substance, either during its life or after death. A produces B if some process that occurs in A has output B.
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oxygen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_15379
- Definition: molecular oxygen, O2
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stem length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0000576
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6 dm
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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GOET

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of False Chaff-Flower. View this species on GBIF

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False Chaff-Flower includes 1 child:

Chamissoa altissima var. rubella Suess.