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Moonia
Moonia arnottiana
Scientific classification
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
Chrysogonum sect. Moonia (Arn.) Baill.

Moonia is a genus of Asian and Australian flowering plants in the daisy family.

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.

Species list

Species

• Moonia arnottiana Wight - Sri Lanka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
• Moonia ecliptoides (F.Muell.) Benth. - Western Australia, Northern Territory
• Moonia heterophylla Arn. - Sri Lanka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra
• Moonia moluccana (Blume) J.Kost. - Maluku (now Quadribractea moluccana)
• Moonia procumbens (DC.) Benth. - Queensland, Northern Territory

formerly included

• Moonia quadribracteata (Warb.) Mattf., syn of Quadribractea moluccana (Blume) J.Kost.
• Moonia trichodesmoides (F.Muell.) Benth., syn of Pentalepis trichodesmoides F.Muell.

References

1. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
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. ^ 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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