Moquiniastrum
Moquiniastrum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.
| 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 | |
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Spadonia Less. | |
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 (1804–1863), a French naturalist and doctor. It was first described and published in Phytotaxa Vol.147 on page 29 in 2013.
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