Moquiniastrum polymorphum, the candeia or cambará, is a South American tree species in the family Asteraceae.Sancho, G., Roque, N. 2010. Gochnatia in Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Killeen, T. J. & T. S. Schulenberg. 1998. A biological assessment of Parque Nacional Noel Kempff Mercado, Bolivia. Rapid Assessment Program Working Papers 10: 1–372López, 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. 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
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