Moquinia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Moquinieae |
Genus: |
Moquinia DC. 1838, conserved name, not A.Spreng. 1828 (syn of Moquiniella in Loranthaceae) |
Type species | |
Moquinia racemosa (Spreng.) DC. |
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Synonyms | |
Spadonia Less. |
Spadonia Less.
Moquinia is a genus of flowering plants in the Moquinia tribe within the sunflower family.
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 Pseudostifftia). Two remain in Moquinia.