''Argophyllum'' is a

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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

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Species

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Argophyllum brevipetalum ''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 spec ...

'' (New Caledonia) * '' Argophyllum cryptophlebum'' (Australia) * '' Argophyllum curtum'' (Australia) * '' Argophyllum ellipticum'' (New Caledonia) * '' Argophyllum ferrugineum'' (Australia) * ''

Argophyllum grunowii ''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 spec ...

'' (New Caledonia) * '' Argophyllum heterodontum'' (Australia) * '' Argophyllum iridescens'' (Australia) * ''

Argophyllum jagonis ''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 speci ...

'' (Australia) * '' Argophyllum lejourdanii'' (Australia) * ''

Argophyllum loxotrichum ''Argophyllum loxotrichum'' is a plant in the Argophyllaceae family endemic to a small part of north eastern Queensland. It was described and named in 2018. Taxonomy This species was first described, along with a number of other new species ...

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Argophyllum montanum ''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 spec ...

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Argophyllum nitidum ''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 ...

'' (New Caledonia) * ''

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 ...

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Argophyllum palumense ''Argophyllum palumense'' is a plant in the Argophyllaceae family endemic to a small part of north eastern Queensland. It was described and named in 2018. Taxonomy This species was first described, along with a number of other new species in t ...

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Argophyllum pungens ''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 spec ...

'' (Mongolia) * ''

Argophyllum riparium ''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 spec ...

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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 spec ...

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Argophyllum vernicosum ''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 spec ...

'' (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 {{Asterales-stub