Carrissoa

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Carrissoa
Scientific classification
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Plantae
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Angiosperms
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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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