Taxonomy
The genus ''Haloragis'' includes 29 accepted species: * ''Haloragis aculeolata'' Benth. * ''Haloragis acutangula'' F.Muell. * ''Haloragis aspera'' Lindl. * ''Haloragis digyna'' Labill. * ''Haloragis dura'' Orchard * ''Haloragis eichleri'' Orchard * ''Haloragis erecta'' (Murray) Oken * ''Haloragis exalata'' F.Muell. * ''Haloragis eyreana'' Orchard * ''Haloragis foliosa'' Benth. * ''Haloragis glauca'' Lindl. * ''Haloragis gossei'' F.Muell. * ''Haloragis hamata'' Orchard * ''Haloragis heterophylla'' Brongn. * ''Haloragis luminosa'' Wege & Orchard * ''Haloragis maierae'' Orchard * ''Haloragis masafuerana'' Skottsb. * ''Haloragis masatierrana'' Skottsb. * ''Haloragis milesiae'' Peter G.Wilson & Makinson * ''Haloragis myriocarpa'' Orchard * ''Haloragis odontocarpa'' F.Muell. * ''Haloragis platycarpa'' Benth. * ''Haloragis prostrata'' J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. * ''Haloragis scoparia'' Fenzl * ''Haloragis serra'' Brongn. * ''Haloragis stokesii'' F.Br. * ''Haloragis stricta'' R.Br. ex Benth. * ''Haloragis trigonocarpa'' F.Muell. * ''Haloragis uncatipila'' Orchard 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, ''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.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).Cultivation
Some cultivars are valued as ornamentals, e.g. 'Wanganui Bronze', 'Wellington Bronze'.References
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