Moquiniastrum polymorphum

Moquiniastrum polymorphum, the candeia or cambará, is a South American tree species in the family Asteraceae.^[2][3][4] It is native to South America, ranging from northeastern to southern and west-central Brazil, and Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina.^[1]

Moquiniastrum polymorphum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Moquiniastrum
Species:	M. polymorphum
Binomial name
Moquiniastrum polymorphum (Less.) G.Sancho (2013)
Subspecies[1]
Moquiniastrum polymorphum subsp. ceanothifolium (Less.) G.Sancho Moquiniastrum polymorphum subsp. floccosum (Cabrera) G.Sancho Moquiniastrum polymorphum subsp. polymorphum
Synonyms[1]
Gochnatia polymorpha (Less.) Cabrera (1950) Moquinia polymorpha (Less.) DC. (1838) Spadonia polymorpha Less. (1832)

Subspecies

Three subspecies are accepted.^[1]

• Moquiniastrum polymorphum subsp. ceanothifolium (Less.) G.Sancho – northeastern Argentina, southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay
• Moquiniastrum polymorphum subsp. floccosum (Cabrera) G.Sancho – southern Brazil
• Moquiniastrum polymorphum subsp. polymorphum – northeastern Brazil to southern Brazil and Paraguay