Carrissoa
Introduction '''''Carrissoa''''' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The genus has a single species, '''''Carrissoa angolensis''''', a subshrub endemic to Angola. It grows in seasonally-dry tropical open bushland and scrub and along watercourses, and forms woody rootstocks in fire-prone environments.The genus takes its name from Portuguese botanist Luís Wittnich Carrisso.
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