Haloragis

{{short description|Genus of flower}}

{{automatic taxobox

|image = Haloragis erecta 2007-06-02 (flower).jpg

|image_caption = Haloragis erecta

|taxon = Haloragis

|authority = J.R.Forst & G.Forst

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision = ~28, see text{{sfn|Orchard|1990}}

|synonyms = Meionectes (R.Br.) Schindl.

|type_species=Haloragis prostrata
J.R.Forst & G.Forst{{sfn|Orchard|1990}}

}}

Haloragis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Haloragaceae. Some species are known commonly as seaberry and most are native to the southern hemisphere. They are annual or perennial herbs to small shrubs, and many are terrestrial wetland plants.

Taxonomy

The genus Haloragis includes 29 accepted species:{{Cite web |title=POWO |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19529-1}}

A number of species, previously placed here, have subsequently been placed in other related genera, including:

  • Haloragis micrantha (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Sieb. & Zucc. (syn. Gonocarpus micranthus Thunb.){{sfn|Orchard|1979}}{{sfn|WFO|2019}}{{sfn|POWO|2019}}

= Etymology =

The name is derived from two Greek words, ἅλς - hals (sea or salt) and ῥάξ - rax (grape-berry). This refers to the first discovered species being found on beaches and having globular fruit.{{sfn|Orchard|1990}}

Distribution and habitat

Of the 28 species, 23 are endemic to Australia and the remainder to the South Pacific (Tuvalu, New Caledonia, New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Rapa Nui and the Juan Fernandez Islands, e.g. H. prostrata (Cook Islands).{{sfn|Orchard|1990}}

Cultivation

Some cultivars are valued as ornamentals, e.g. 'Wanganui Bronze', 'Wellington Bronze'.{{sfn|Les|2017}}

References

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Bibliography

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  • {{cite book|last1=Christenhusz|first1=Maarten J. M.|last2=Fay|first2=Michael F.|last3=Chase|first3=Mark W.|authorlink1=Maarten Christenhusz|authorlink2=Michael F. Fay|authorlink3=Mark W. Chase|title=Plants of the World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Vascular Plants|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LLo7DwAAQBAJ|date= 2017|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-52292-0|chapter=Saxifragales|pages=231–244|ref={{harvid|Christenhusz et al|2017}}}}
  • {{cite book|last=Les|first=Donald H.|title=Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w6QzDwAAQBAJ|date= 2017|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-1-351-64440-2}}
  • {{cite journal |last1=Moody |first1=Michael L. |last2=Les |first2=Donald H. |title=Phylogenetic Systematics and Character Evolution in the Angiosperm Family Haloragaceae |url=http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/les/Manuscript_Files/AJB_94%282005%29%5B2007%5D.pdf|journal=American Journal of Botany |date=2007 |volume=94 |issue=12 |pages=2005–2025 |jstor=27733378 |issn=0002-9122|doi=10.3732/ajb.94.12.2005 |pmid=21636395 |doi-access=free }}
  • {{cite journal|last=Orchard|first=A. E.|title=Myriophyllum (Haloragaceae) in Australasia. I. New Zealand: A Revision of the Genus and a Synopsis of the Family|journal=Brunonia|year=1979|volume=2|pages=247–287|doi=10.1071/bru9850173|citeseerx=10.1.1.492.3964}}
  • {{cite web |last=WFO|title=Haloragis J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.|url= http://worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-4000016776|website=World Flora Online |access-date=1 November 2019 |date=2019}}
  • {{cite web |last=POWO|author-link=Plants of the World Online|title=Haloragis J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19529-1|website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |date=2019|access-date=1 November 2019 }}
  • {{cite web |last1=Orchard |first1=A E |title=Haloragis |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=46608 |website=Flora of Australia Online vol.18 |publisher=ABRS |access-date=11 November 2019 |date=1990}}

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