Moonia

Classification System: APG IV

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Coreopsideae
Genus: Moonia
Species: M. arnottiana – M. heterophylla
Name

Moonia Arn., Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 18(1): 348. (1836)

Type species: Moonia heterophylla Arn., Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 18(1): 349. {1836)

References

Arnott, G.A.W. 1836. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum Exhibentia Ephemerides sive Observationes Historias et Experimenta 18(1): 348.
Hassler, M. 2018. Moonia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 July 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Moonia. Published online. Accessed: July 20 2018.
Tropicos.org 2018. Moonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 July 20.

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.

References

Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist[permanent dead link]
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