''Moonia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an ...

n and Australian flowering plants in the

daisy family The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...

Taxonomy

There are difficulties regarding the classification of this genus for its affinities are uncertain. Further studies are needed to clarify its taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships.Orchard, Anthony E. 2013. The ''Wollastonia/Melanthera/Wedelia'' generic concept (Asteraceae:Ecliptinae), with particular reference to Australia and Malesia. Nuytsia 23:337-466 (as ''Acunniana procumbens'' (DC.) Orchard),

Species list

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Moonia arnottiana ''Moonia'' is a genus of Asian and Australian flowering plants in the daisy family. Taxonomy There are difficulties regarding the classification of this genus for its affinities are uncertain. Further studies are needed to clarify its taxonomic ...

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil languag ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Kar ...

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Moonia ecliptoides ''Moonia'' is a genus of Asian and Australian flowering plants in the daisy family. Taxonomy There are difficulties regarding the classification of this genus for its affinities are uncertain. Further studies are needed to clarify its taxonomic ...

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Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to ...

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Au ...

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Moonia heterophylla ''Moonia'' is a genus of Asian and Australian flowering plants in the daisy family. Taxonomy There are difficulties regarding the classification of this genus for its affinities are uncertain. Further studies are needed to clarify its taxonomic ...

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, Maharashtra * ''Moonia moluccana'' (Blume) J.Kost. - MalukuJstor Global Plants, Type of ''Verbesina moluccana'' Blume
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Quadribractea moluccana ''Quadribractea'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has only one currently accepted species, ''Quadribractea moluccana'', native to the Maluku Islands and New Guinea. It has an affinity with but is probably not a member o ...

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Moonia procumbens ''Moonia'' is a genus of Asian and Australian flowering plants in the daisy family. Taxonomy There are difficulties regarding the classification of this genus for its affinities are uncertain. Further studies are needed to clarify its taxonomic ...

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Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

; formerly included * ''Moonia quadribracteata'' (Warb.) Mattf., syn of ''

'' (Blume) J.Kost. * ''Moonia trichodesmoides'' (F.Muell.) Benth., syn of ''

Pentalepis trichodesmoides ''Pentalepis trichodesmoides'' is a species of flowering plant endemic to Australia, and found in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1863. The species epithet, ''trichodesmoides'', r ...

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References

Coreopsideae Asteraceae genera {{Coreopsideae-stub