Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

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Object Details

Biogeographical Region

81 - Caribbean

Collector

Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez

Bobbi Angell

Microhabitat Description

Disturbed secondary vegetation.

Record Last Modified

17 Nov 2025

Specimen Count

Collection Date

21 Feb 1997

USNM Number

USw42589

Preparation

Photograph

Place

Rio Abajo Forest Reserve: along Road 621 between km 7 & 8., Arecibo, Puerto Rico, West Indies - Neotropics

Published Name

Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

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Botany

Angiosperms

Wood Collection

West Indies Project

Plant Image Collection

Taxonomy

Plantae Dicotyledonae Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Amaranthoideae

Data Source

NMNH - Botany Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/385b445d0-a9b8-478c-bb4e-4c5641ebe0e1

Record ID

nmnhbotany_2777227