Argophyllum
| Argophyllum | |
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| Argophyllum nullumense | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Argophyllaceae |
| Genus: | J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. |
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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,[1] where several species are nickel hyperaccumulators.
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 (Australia)
- Argophyllum palumense (Australia)
- Argophyllum riparium (New Caledonia)
- Argophyllum verae (Australia)
- Argophyllum vernicosum (New Caledonia)[2][3]
References
- ^ "Argophyllum". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- ^ Bean, A. R., & Forster, P. I. (2018). "A taxonomic revision of Argophyllum JR Forst. & G. Forst. (Argophyllaceae) in Australia" (PDF). Austrobaileya. 10(2) 207–235.
- ^ 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. doi:10.3390/plants10040701.