Argophyllum

Argophyllum
Argophyllum nullumense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
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 eleven 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
  • Argophyllum cryptophlebum
  • Argophyllum ellipticum
  • Argophyllum grunowii
  • Argophyllum latifolium
  • Argophyllum laxum
  • Argophyllum lejourdanii
  • Argophyllum montanum
  • Argophyllum nitidum
  • Argophyllum nullumense
  • Argophyllum schlechterianum
  • Argophyllum verae
  • Argophyllum vernicosum

References

  1. "Argophyllum". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online, retrieved December 15th, 2010.


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