Chamissoa altissima
false chaff flower
As recorded: Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.; Swanson, S.Seymour H. Sohmer →S.D. Swanson →
- Collector number
- 9622
- Date
- December 23, 1974
- Locality
- Azua, N of Pajagual
- Region
- Dominican Republic
- Identified by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 23, 1974, Sohmer, S.H.; Swanson, S. also collected 2 other specimens.
Chamissoa altissima observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 154 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-13.
2026-08-13
Anta, Salta, Argentina
(c) Rocío Esmeralda Pose, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-13
RP20, Las Lajitas, Salta, AR
(c) Leandro Asurmendi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-13
Anta, Salta, Argentina
(c) Rocío Esmeralda Pose, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-24
JXC6+PX - Aratuba, CE, 62762-000, Brasil
(c) leojales, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
N3370, Argentina
(c) Andrea Talone Rìo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-26
Nova Palma, RS, Brasil
(c) cbeier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chamissoa altissima. BISH 407618. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956150669. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/407618.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956150669 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026