''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 How ...

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

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and

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, where several species are nickel

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Species

* '' Argophyllum brevipetalum'' (New Caledonia) * ''

Argophyllum cryptophlebum ''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 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 ''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) * '' Argophyllum palumense'' (Australia) * '' Argophyllum pungens'' (Mongolia) * '' Argophyllum riparium'' (New Caledonia) * '' Argophyllum verae'' (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

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