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.
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0