Halacsya

Halacsya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.[1] It only contains one species, Halacsya sendtneri (Boiss.) Dörfl. [2]

Halacsya
Hallianthus planus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Halacsya
Dörfl.
Synonyms
  • Mertensia sendtneri (Boiss.) Janka
  • Mertensia serbica Janka
  • Moltkia sendtneri Boiss.
  • Zwackhia aurea Sendtn.
  • Zwackhia sendtneri (Boiss.) K.Malý

It is native to the Balkan Peninsula and is found in the countries of Albania, Greece and Yugoslavia.[2]

It has one known subspecies; Halacsya sendtneri subsp. devollensis F.K.Mey. (from Albania).[2]

The genus name of Halacsya is in honour of Eugen von Halácsy (1842–1913), an Austrian physician and botanist of Hungarian descent.[3] The Latin specific epithet of sendtneri refers to Otto Sendtner, (1813–1859) a German botanist and phytogeographer. Halacsya sendtneri was first described and published in Exsicc. (Herb. Norm.) Vol.44 on page 103, n.º 4364 in 1902.[2]

Culture

In 2020, the Republic of Kosovo issued a set of postage stamps with images of various flora including Halacsya sendtneri.[4]

References
  1. "Halacsya Dörfl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. "Halacsya sendtneri (Boiss.) Dörfl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  3. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
  4. "Stamp: Halacsya sendtneri (Kosovo 2020)". touchstamps.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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