Moquiniastrum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Gochnatioideae |
Tribe: | Gochnatieae |
Genus: | Moquiniastrum (Cabrera) G.Sancho |
Synonyms | |
SpadoniaLess. |
Moquiniastrum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. [1]
Its native range is Venezuelan Antilles to Southern Tropical America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and Venezuelan Antilles. [1]
The genus name of Moquiniastrum is in honour of Alfred Moquin-Tandon (1804–1863), a French naturalist and doctor. [2] It was first described and published in Phytotaxa Vol.147 on page 29 in 2013. [1]
According to Kew: [1]
Christian Horace Benedict Alfred Moquin-Tandon was a French naturalist and doctor.
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