Moquiniastrum polymorphum

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Moquiniastrum polymorphum, the candeia or cambará, is a South American tree species in the family Asteraceae.[2][3][4] It is native to South America, ranging from northeastern to southern and west-central Brazil, and Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina.[1]

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Moquiniastrum polymorphum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Moquiniastrum
Species:
M. polymorphum
Binomial name
Moquiniastrum polymorphum
(Less.) G.Sancho (2013)
Subspecies[1]
  • Moquiniastrum polymorphum subsp. ceanothifolium (Less.) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum polymorphum subsp. floccosum (Cabrera) G.Sancho
  • Moquiniastrum polymorphum subsp. polymorphum
Synonyms[1]
  • Gochnatia polymorpha (Less.) Cabrera (1950)
  • Moquinia polymorpha (Less.) DC. (1838)
  • Spadonia polymorpha Less. (1832)
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Subspecies

Three subspecies are accepted.[1]

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

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