Biology:Moonia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Moonia
Moonia arnottiana
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Coreopsideae
Genus: Moonia
Arn.
Type species
Moonia heterophylla
Arn.
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysogonum sect. Moonia (Arn.) Baill.

Moonia is a genus of Asian and Australia n flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3]

Taxonomy

There are difficulties regarding the classification of this genus for its affinities are uncertain. Further studies are needed to clarify its taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships.[4]

Species list

Species[1]
  • Moonia arnottiana Wight - Sri Lanka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
  • Moonia ecliptoides (F.Muell.) Benth. - Western Australia, Northern Territory[5]
  • Moonia heterophylla Arn. - Sri Lanka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra
  • Moonia moluccana (Blume) J.Kost. - Maluku[6] (now Quadribractea moluccana)
  • Moonia procumbens (DC.) Benth. - Queensland, Northern Territory[4]
formerly included[1]
  • Moonia quadribracteata (Warb.) Mattf., syn of Quadribractea moluccana (Blume) J.Kost.
  • Moonia trichodesmoides (F.Muell.) Benth., syn of Pentalepis trichodesmoides F.Muell.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  2. ↑ Arnott, George Arnott Walker. 1836. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum Exhibentia Ephemerides sive Observationes Historias et Experimenta 18: 348
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Moonia Arn.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Orchard, Anthony E. 2013. The Wollastonia/Melanthera/Wedelia generic concept (Asteraceae:Ecliptinae), with particular reference to Australia and Malesia. Nuytsia 23:337-466 (as Acunniana procumbens (DC.) Orchard),
  5. ↑ Atlas of Living Australia
  6. ↑ Jstor Global Plants, Type of Verbesina moluccana Blume includes photo of type specimen at Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Leiden University

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