en Haloragis

Haloragis
	Haloragis erecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Haloragaceae
Genus:	Haloragis; J.R.Forst & G.Forst
Type species
	Haloragis prostrata; J.R.Forst & G.Forst;
Species
	~28, see text
Synonyms
	Meionectes (R.Br.) Schindl.

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

List of selected species:

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.)^[2]^[3]^[4]

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.^[1]

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).^[1]