Moquiniastrum polymorphum explained

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

Subspecies

Three subspecies are accepted.

• Moquiniastrum polymorphum subsp. ceanothifolium – northeastern Argentina, southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay
• Moquiniastrum polymorphum subsp. floccosum – southern Brazil
• Moquiniastrum polymorphum subsp. polymorphum – northeastern Brazil to southern Brazil and Paraguay

Notes and References

1. http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/FB005325 Sancho, G., Roque, N. 2010. Gochnatia in Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro.
2. Killeen, T. J. & T. S. Schulenberg. 1998. A biological assessment of Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado, Bolivia. Rapid Assessment Program Working Papers 10: 1–372
3. López, J. A. & J. E. L. Little. 1987. Árboles Comunes del Paraguay, Ñande Yvyra Mata Kuera1–425. Cuerpo de Paz, Colección e Intercambio de Información, Washington, D.C.