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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. They have simple, broad leaves.

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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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020042
Definition: A leaf in which the lamina is undivided

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.

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EOL has data for 18 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 Complexity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0007484
- Definition: whether a leaf is intricate or compounded
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simple
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020042
- Definition: A leaf in which the lamina is undivided
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leaf length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0001133
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18 cm
leaf morphology
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0019932
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broad
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
- Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.
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leaf width
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0004627
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8.5 cm
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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plant lifeform
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900022
- Definition: whole plant lifeform
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terrestrial plant
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/terrestrialPlant
- Definition: A terrestrial plant is a plant that grows on or in or from land. Other types of plants are aquatic (living in water), epiphytic (living on trees) and lithophytic (living in or on rocks)
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_plant
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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.