Moonia

Moonia is a genus of Asian and Australian flowering plants in the daisy family.^[2][3]

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

Species^[1]

• Moonia arnottiana Wight - Sri Lanka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
• Moonia ecliptoides (F.Muell.) Benth. - Western Australia, Northern Territory^[5]
• Moonia heterophylla Arn. - Sri Lanka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra
• Moonia moluccana (Blume) J.Kost. - Maluku^[6] (now Quadribractea moluccana)
• Moonia procumbens (DC.) Benth. - Queensland, Northern Territory^[4]

formerly included^[1]

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

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