''Moquiniastrum'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to the family
Asteraceae
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 ...
.
Its native range is Venezuelan Antilles to Southern Tropical America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and
Venezuelan Antilles
The Federal Dependencies of Venezuela ( es, link=no, Dependencias Federales de Venezuela) encompass most of Venezuela's offshore islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Venezuela, excluding those islands that form the State of Nueva Espar ...
.
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 naturalist and doctor.
Moquin-Tandon was professor of zoology at Marseille from 1829 until 1833, when he was appointed professor of botany and director of ...
(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''
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Moquiniastrum cinereum''
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Moquiniastrum cordatum''
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Moquiniastrum densicephalum''
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Moquiniastrum discolor''
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Moquiniastrum floribundum
''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 gardneri''
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Moquiniastrum glabrum
''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 hatschbachii''
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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''
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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 Ant ...
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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 Ant ...
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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 Ant ...
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Moquiniastrum velutinum''
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