''Argophyllum'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

in the

Argophyllaceae Argophyllaceae is a family (biology), family of shrubs or small trees belonging to the order (biology), order Asterales. The family includes c. 24 species in two genus, genera, ''Argophyllum'' and ''Corokia''. Members of the family are native to ...

family comprising eighteen species of shrubs and small trees. They feature alternate, simple leaves, often silvery white underneath. They appear in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

and

New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...

, where several species are nickel

hyperaccumulator A hyperaccumulator is a plant capable of growing in soil or water with high concentrations of metals, absorbing them through their roots, and concentrating extremely high levels of metals in their tissues. The metals are concentrated at levels th ...

Species

* '' Argophyllum brevipetalum'' (New Caledonia) * '' Argophyllum cryptophlebum'' (Australia) * '' Argophyllum curtum'' (Australia) * '' Argophyllum ellipticum'' (New Caledonia) * '' Argophyllum ferrugineum'' (Australia) * '' Argophyllum grunowii'' (New Caledonia) * '' Argophyllum heterodontum'' (Australia) * '' Argophyllum iridescens'' (Australia) * '' Argophyllum jagonis'' (Australia) * '' Argophyllum laxum (New Caledonia)'' * '' Argophyllum lejourdanii'' (Australia) * '' Argophyllum loxotrichum'' (Australia) * '' Argophyllum montanum'' (New Caledonia) * '' Argophyllum nitidum'' (New Caledonia) * ''

Argophyllum nullumense ''Argophyllum nullumense'', the silver leaf, is a shrub or small tree found in eastern Australia. It is a rare plant with a ROTAP, Rare or Threatened Australian Plants (ROTAP) rating of 3RCa The generic name comes from the Greek, meaning "brig ...

'' (Australia) * '' Argophyllum palumense'' (Australia) * '' Argophyllum riparium'' (New Caledonia) * ''

Argophyllum verae ''Argophyllum'' is a genus in the Argophyllaceae 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 specie ...

'' (Australia) * '' 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

Flora of New Caledonia Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Asterales genera {{Asterales-stub