Argophyllum
Appearance
Argophyllum | |
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Argophyllum nullumense | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Argophyllaceae |
Genus: | Argophyllum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. |
Species | |
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Argophyllum is a genus in the Argophyllaceae family comprising around sixteen species of shrubs and small trees. They feature alternate, simple leaves, often silvery white underneath. They occur in Australia and New Caledonia,[1] where some species are nickel hyperaccumulator.
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 lejourdanii (Australia)
- Argophyllum loxotrichum (Australia)
- Argophyllum montanum (New Caledonia)
- Argophyllum nitidum (New Caledonia)
- Argophyllum nullumense (Australia)
- Argophyllum palumense (Australia)
- Argophyllum verae (Australia)
- Argophyllum vernicosum (New Caledonia)
References
- ^ "Argophyllum". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online, retrieved December 15th, 2010.