''Moquiniastrum'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Asteraceae
Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...
.
Its native range is Venezuelan Antilles to Southern Tropical America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and
Venezuelan Antilles.
The genus name of ''Moquiniastrum'' is in honour of
Alfred Moquin-Tandon
Christian Horace Benedict Alfred Moquin-Tandon (7 May 1804 – 15 April 1863) was a French Natural history, naturalist and doctor.
Moquin-Tandon was professor of zoology at Marseille from 1829 until 1833, when he was appointed professor of botany ...
(1804–1863), a French naturalist and doctor.
It was first described and published in
Phytotaxa
''Phytotaxa'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for rapid publication on any aspect of systematic botany. It publishes on a wide range of subjects, but focuses on new species, monographs, floras, revisions, reviews, and typification issues. ...
Vol.147 on page 29 in 2013.
Known species
According to Kew:
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Moquiniastrum argentinum''
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Moquiniastrum argyreum''
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Moquiniastrum barrosoae''
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Moquiniastrum blanchetianum''
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Moquiniastrum bolivianum
''Moquiniastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.
Its native range is Venezuelan Antilles to Southern Tropical America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and Venezuelan An ...
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Moquiniastrum cinereum
''Moquiniastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.
Its native range is Venezuelan Antilles to Southern Tropical America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and Venezuelan Ant ...
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Moquiniastrum cordatum''
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Moquiniastrum densicephalum''
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Moquiniastrum discolor''
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Moquiniastrum floribundum''
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Moquiniastrum gardneri''
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Moquiniastrum glabrum''
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Moquiniastrum hatschbachii
''Moquiniastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.
Its native range is Venezuelan Antilles to Southern Tropical America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and Venezuelan An ...
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Moquiniastrum haumanianum''
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Moquiniastrum mollissimum''
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Moquiniastrum oligocephalum''
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Moquiniastrum paniculatum''
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Moquiniastrum polymorphum
''Moquiniastrum polymorphum'', the candeia or cambará, is a South American tree species in the family Asteraceae
Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 ...
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Moquiniastrum pulchrum
''Moquiniastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.
Its native range is Venezuelan Antilles to Southern Tropical America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and Venezuelan An ...
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Moquiniastrum ramboi
''Moquiniastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.
Its native range is Venezuelan Antilles to Southern Tropical America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and Venezuelan An ...
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Moquiniastrum sordidum
''Moquiniastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.
Its native range is Venezuelan Antilles to Southern Tropical America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and Venezuelan An ...
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Moquiniastrum velutinum
''Moquiniastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.
Its native range is Venezuelan Antilles to Southern Tropical America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and Venezuelan An ...
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References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q42934001
Gochnatioideae
Asteraceae genera
Plants described in 1845
Flora of the Venezuelan Antilles
Flora of Venezuela
Flora of Bolivia
Flora of Brazil
Flora of southern South America