Moquiniastrum

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Moquiniastrum
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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]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Moquiniastrum (Cabrera) G.Sancho | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN   978-3-946292-26-5 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.