Moquiniastrum polymorphum

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|genus = Moquiniastrum

|species = polymorphum

|authority = (Less.) G.Sancho (2013)

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  • Moquiniastrum polymorphum subsp. ceanothifolium {{small|(Less.) G.Sancho}}
  • Moquiniastrum polymorphum subsp. floccosum {{small|(Cabrera) G.Sancho}}
  • Moquiniastrum polymorphum subsp. polymorphum

|subdivision_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77134662-1 Moquiniastrum polymorphum (Less.) G.Sancho]. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

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  • Gochnatia polymorpha {{small|(Less.) Cabrera (1950)}}
  • Moquinia polymorpha (Less.) DC. (1838)
  • Spadonia polymorpha Less. (1832)

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Moquiniastrum polymorphum, the candeia or cambará, is a South American tree species in the family Asteraceae.[http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/FB005325 Sancho, G., Roque, N. 2010. Gochnatia in Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro.] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120709105924/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/FB005325 |date=2012-07-09 }}Killeen, T. J. & T. S. Schulenberg. 1998. A biological assessment of Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado, Bolivia. Rapid Assessment Program Working Papers 10: 1–372López, J. A. & J. E. L. Little. 1987. Árboles Comunes del Paraguay, Ñande Yvyra Mata Kuera1–425. Cuerpo de Paz, Colección e Intercambio de Información, Washington, D.C. It is native to South America, ranging from northeastern to southern and west-central Brazil, and Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are accepted.

  • Moquiniastrum polymorphum subsp. ceanothifolium {{small|(Less.) G.Sancho}} – northeastern Argentina, southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay
  • Moquiniastrum polymorphum subsp. floccosum {{small|(Cabrera) G.Sancho}} – southern Brazil
  • Moquiniastrum polymorphum subsp. polymorphum – northeastern Brazil to southern Brazil and Paraguay

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