Halgania
Encyclopedia
Halgania is a genus
of small shrubs in the family Boraginaceae
which are native to Australia. The genus is named for Emmanuel Halgan
, a vice-admiral in the French Navy.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small shrubs in the family Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the Borage or Forget-me-not family, include a variety of shrubs, trees, and herbs, totaling about 2,000 species in 146 genera found worldwide.A number of familiar plants belong to this family....
which are native to Australia. The genus is named for Emmanuel Halgan
Emmanuel Halgan
Emmanuel Halgan was a French Navy officer and admiral.- Biography :Born to the family of a bailiff, Halgan joined the French Royal Navy aged 16. He then served as a lieutenant and first officer on merchantmen....
, a vice-admiral in the French Navy.
Selected species
- Halgania anagalloides Endl.
- Halgania andromedifolia F.Muell.Ferdinand von MuellerBaron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.-Early life:...
– Lavender Halgania, Smooth Halgania - Halgania argyrophylla DielsLudwig DielsDr. Friedrich Ludwig Emil Diels , was a German botanist.Diels was born in Hamburg, the son of the classical scholar Hermann Alexander Diels. From 1900 to 1902 he traveled together with Ernst Pritzel through South Africa, Java, Australia and New Zealand. Shortly before the first world war he...
- Halgania bebrana F.Muell.Ferdinand von MuellerBaron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.-Early life:...
- Halgania corymbos Lindl.
- Halgania cyaneaHalgania cyaneaHalgania cyanea is a subshrub species in the borage family Boraginaceae. It is endemic to Australia.It has a spreading habit, growing to between 20 cm and 40 cm high and around 60 cm wide. Leaves are 4 to 20 mm long and 20 to 40 mm wide and have appressed hairs on the upper surface and toothed...
Lindl. – Rough Halgania - Halgania erecta EwartAlfred James EwartAlfred James Ewart, FRS, was an English-Australian botanist.Ewart was born in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England, second son of Edmund Brown Ewart, B.A. and his wife, Martha née Williams. Alfred was educated at the Liverpool Institute and University College, Liverpool, Ewart graduated Ph.D. at...
& B.Rees - Halgania glabra J.M.Black
- Halgania gustafsenii F.Muell.Ferdinand von MuellerBaron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.-Early life:...
- Halgania integerrima Endl.
- Halgania lavandulacea Endl. – Blue Bush
- Halgania littoralis Gaudich.
- Halgania preissiana Lehm.
- Halgania rigida S.Moore
- Halgania sericiflora Benth.
- Halgania solanacea F.Muell.Ferdinand von MuellerBaron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.-Early life:...
- Halgania tomentosa EwartAlfred James EwartAlfred James Ewart, FRS, was an English-Australian botanist.Ewart was born in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England, second son of Edmund Brown Ewart, B.A. and his wife, Martha née Williams. Alfred was educated at the Liverpool Institute and University College, Liverpool, Ewart graduated Ph.D. at...
& Jean White