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Enriched botanical record

Chamissoa altissima

Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

Also indexed asFalse Chaff FlowerFalse chaff flowerfalse chaff flowermofungo-gigante
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusChamissoa
Use categories2
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusChamissoa
Scientific name with authorshipChamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

Indexed scientific synonyms

Achyranthes altissima Jacq.Achyranthes baccata Ruiz & Pav.Achyranthes baccata Ruiz & Pav. ex Moq.Achyranthes linkiana Schult.Achyranthes sarmentosa LinkAchyranthes sarmentosa Link ex Seub.Celosia major Griseb.Celosia sparsa ForsythCelosia sparsa Forsyth ex Moq.Celosia tomentosa Willd.Celosia tomentosa Willd. ex Schult.Chamissoa altissima f. brevistyla Seub.Chamissoa altissima f. longistyla Seub.Chamissoa altissima f. semispicata Suess.Chamissoa altissima var. brevistyla Seub.Chamissoa altissima var. densiflora Moq.Chamissoa altissima var. glabrata (Jacq.) KunthChamissoa altissima var. glabrata Seub.Chamissoa altissima var. grandispicata Suess.Chamissoa altissima var. laxiflora Moq.Chamissoa altissima var. longistyla Seub.Chamissoa frondosa Hashim.Chamissoa macrocarpa KunthChamissoa maximiliani var. pubescens ChodatKokera paniculata (L.) KuntzeLestibudesia paniculata (L.) Moq.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Poison reported

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier60077-1
Use codesME PO
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Chamissoa altissima.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.