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Moquinia
Sign in to saveMoquinia is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Moquinieae within the family Asteraceae.
Species
Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyCompositae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 28
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- URCA, IAP, UNB, UFU, JBRJ, IPA/SP
- Recorded in
- Cameroon, Brasil, Madagascar, Brazil, Paraguay
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Mutisieae
- Image
- Moquinia polymorpha - Jardim Botânico de São Paulo - IMG 0260.jpg
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- Moquinia
- taxon name
- Moquinia
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Moquinia
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Moquinia is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Moquinieae within the family Asteraceae.
The genus name of Moquinia is in honour of Alfred Moquin-Tandon (1804–1863), a French naturalist and doctor. It was first described and published in 1838. Species Over 40 species names have been described in the genus, but nearly all of them have been transferred to other genera (Barrosoa, Gochnatia, Guayania, Inula, Llerasia, Piptocarpha, and Pseudostifftia). Two remain in Moquinia. Moquinia bojeri DC. – Tanzania Moquinia racemosa (Spreng.) DC. – Minas Gerais, Bahia (states in Brazil)
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