Moquiniastrum
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Spadonia Less.

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]

  • Moquiniastrum argentinum (Cabrera) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum argyreum (Dusén ex Malme) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum barrosoae (Cabrera) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum blanchetianum (DC.) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum bolivianum (Rusby) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum cinereum (Hook. & Arn.) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum cordatum (Less.) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum densicephalum (Cabrera) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum discolor (Baker) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum floribundum (Cabrera) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum gardneri (Baker) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum glabrum Roque, Neves & A.M.Teles
  • Moquiniastrum hatschbachii (Cabrera) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum haumanianum (Cabrera) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum mollissimum (Malme) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum oligocephalum (Gardner) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum paniculatum (Less.) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum polymorphum (Less.) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum pulchrum (Cabrera) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum ramboi (Cabrera) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum sordidum (Less.) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum velutinum (Bong.) G.Sancho

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.
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