''Argophyllum'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
in the
Argophyllaceae
Argophyllaceae is a family of shrubs or small trees belonging to the order Asterales. The family includes c. 24 species in two genera, '' Argophyllum'' and '' Corokia''. Members of the family are native to eastern Australia, New Zealand, Lord ...
family comprising eighteen species of shrubs and small trees. They feature alternate, simple leaves, often silvery white underneath. They appear in
Australia and
New Caledonia, where several species are nickel
hyperaccumulator A hyperaccumulator is a plant capable of growing in soil or water with very high concentrations of metals, absorbing these metals through their roots, and concentrating extremely high levels of metals in their tissues. The metals are concentrated a ...
s.
Species
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Argophyllum brevipetalum'' (New Caledonia)
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Argophyllum cryptophlebum'' (Australia)
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Argophyllum curtum'' (Australia)
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Argophyllum ellipticum'' (New Caledonia)
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Argophyllum ferrugineum'' (Australia)
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Argophyllum grunowii'' (New Caledonia)
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Argophyllum heterodontum'' (Australia)
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Argophyllum iridescens'' (Australia)
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Argophyllum jagonis'' (Australia)
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Argophyllum lejourdanii'' (Australia)
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Argophyllum loxotrichum'' (Australia)
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Argophyllum montanum'' (New Caledonia)
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Argophyllum nitidum'' (New Caledonia)
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Argophyllum nullumense
''Argophyllum nullumense'', the silver leaf, is a shrub or small tree found in eastern Australia. A rare plant with a ROTAP rating of 3RCa
The generic name comes from the Greek, meaning "bright leaf", referring to the silvery white under-side ...
'' (Australia)
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Argophyllum palumense'' (Australia)
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Argophyllum pungens'' (Mongolia)
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Argophyllum riparium'' (New Caledonia)
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Argophyllum verae'' (Australia)
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Argophyllum vernicosum'' (New Caledonia)
[Pillon, Y., & Hequet, V. (2021).]
A new species of ''Argophyllum'' (Argophyllaceae) with notes on the species from New Caledonia and nickel hyperaccumulation
. ''Plants''. 10(4) 701. .
References
Argophyllaceae
Flora of New Caledonia
Flora of New South Wales
Flora of Queensland
Asterales genera
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