| Moonia | |
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| Moonia arnottiana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Coreopsideae |
| Genus: | Moonia Arn. |
| Type species | |
| Moonia heterophylla | |
| Synonyms1 | |
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Moonia is a genus of Asian and Australian flowering plants in the daisy family.23
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
- Species1
- Moonia arnottiana Wight - Sri Lanka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Moonia ecliptoides (F.Muell.) Benth. - Western Australia, Northern Territory5
- Moonia heterophylla Arn. - Sri Lanka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra
- Moonia moluccana (Blume) J.Kost. - Maluku6 (now Quadribractea moluccana)
- Moonia procumbens (DC.) Benth. - Queensland, Northern Territory4
- formerly included1
- Moonia quadribracteata (Warb.) Mattf., syn of Quadribractea moluccana (Blume) J.Kost.
- Moonia trichodesmoides (F.Muell.) Benth., syn of Pentalepis trichodesmoides F.Muell.
References
References
- Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- Arnott, George Arnott Walker. 1836. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum Exhibentia Ephemerides sive Observationes Historias et Experimenta 18: 348
- Tropicos, Moonia Arn.
- 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),
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Jstor Global Plants, Type of Verbesina moluccana Blume includes photo of type specimen at Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Leiden University