''Haloragis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Haloragaceae
Haloragaceae (the watermilfoil family) is a eudicot flowering plant family in the order Saxifragales, based on the phylogenetic APG system. In the Cronquist system, it was included in the order Haloragales.
Description
The Haloragaceae are ...
. 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
List of selected species:
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Haloragis bibracteolata
''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 wetl ...
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Haloragis capensis''
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Haloragis depressa''
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Haloragis erecta
''Haloragis erecta'', the shrubby haloragis, toatoa or erect seaberry, is a plant species that is endemic to New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landma ...
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Haloragis hexandra''
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Haloragis masatierrana
''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 wetl ...
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Haloragis palauensis''
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Haloragis prostrata''
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Haloragis roei''
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Haloragis yarrabensis''
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.)
Etymology
The name is derived from two Greek words, ''halos'' (sea or salt) and ''rhagos'' (grape-berry). This refers to the first discovered species being found on beaches and having globular fruit.
Distribution and habitat
Of the 28 species, 23 are endemic to Australia and the remainder to the South Pacific (
Tuvalu
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New Caledonia, New Zealand, the
Cook Islands
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Rapa Nui
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and the
Juan Fernandez Islands
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, ...
, e.g. ''H. prostrata'' (Cook Islands).
Cultivation
Some
cultivars
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are valued as
ornamentals, e.g. 'Wanganui Bronze', 'Wellington Bronze'.
References
Bibliography
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External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentSpecies List
Haloragaceae
Saxifragales genera
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