''Moquiniastrum'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

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 ...

. 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 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

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Moquiniastrum argentinum ''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 ...

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Moquiniastrum argyreum ''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 ...

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Moquiniastrum barrosoae ''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 ...

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Moquiniastrum blanchetianum ''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 ...

'' *'' Moquiniastrum bolivianum'' *'' Moquiniastrum cinereum'' *''

Moquiniastrum cordatum ''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 ...

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Moquiniastrum densicephalum ''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 ...

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Moquiniastrum discolor ''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 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 ''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 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 ''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 haumanianum ''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 mollissimum ''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 oligocephalum ''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 paniculatum ''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 polymorphum ''Gochnatia polymorpha'', the candeia or cambará, is a South American tree species in the family Asteraceae, native to Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no ...

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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 ''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, ve ...

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