botanical record · discovered
Guanique
Chamissoa altissima
Guanique · Chinchamata · False Chaff Flower · False chaff flower · Hierba del Arloma · Pabellón del Rey · false chaff flower · mofungo-gigante · Basket With · Liane Panier · Liane Tendresse
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Venezuela, Haiti
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Blennorrhagia, Dysentery, Venereal, Depurative
Science studied: CALCIUM, CARBOHYDRATES, FAT, FIBER
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Amaranthaceae
Scientific name: Chamissoa altissima
Common names: Guanique, Chinchamata, False Chaff Flower, False chaff flower, Hierba del Arloma, Pabellón del Rey, false chaff flower, mofungo-gigante, Basket With, Liane Panier, Liane Tendresse
POWO: 60077-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Venezuela, Haiti, Elsewhere.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Blennorrhagia
- Dysentery
- Venereal
- Depurative
- Dyspepsia
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Venezuela
- Haiti
- Elsewhere
Documented cultural uses
- Blennorrhagia
- Dysentery
- Venereal
- Depurative
- Dyspepsia
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Blennorrhagia · Venezuela · "
- Dysentery · Haiti · "
- Venereal · Elsewhere · "
- Depurative · Venezuela · "
- Dyspepsia · Haiti · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- FAT
- FIBER
- LITHIUM
- MAGNESIUM
- PHENOLICS
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- SAPONINS
- SODIUM
- ZINC
- ASH
- COPPER
- PHOSPHORUS
- QUINONES
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- TANNINS
- IRON
- KILOCALORIES
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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