Moquinia is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Moquinieae within the family Asteraceae.Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1838. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive, Enumeratio contracta ordinum generum specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarium, juxta methodi naturalis, normas digesta 7(1): 22-24 in LatinTropicos, Moquinia DC.
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.Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Moquinia bojeri DC. – Tanzania Moquinia racemosa (Spreng.) DC. – Minas Gerais, Bahia (states in Brazil)
, Plants of the World Online listed Moquinia bojeri as "unplaced".
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