Carrissoa
| Carrissoa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
| Subtribe: | Cajaninae |
| Genus: | Carrissoa Baker f. |
Carrissoa is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. There is only one species within the genus : Carrissoa angolensis Baker f., native to Africa, mainly from Angola.
The genus takes its name from Portuguese botanist Luís Wittnich Carrisso.
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