Argophyllum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Argophyllaceae
Genus: Argophyllum
Species: A. acinetochromum – A. brevipetalum – A. brevistylum – A. curtum – A. cryptophlebum – A. ellipticum – A. ferrugineum – A. grunowii – A. heterodontum – A. iridescens – A. jagonis – A. latifolium – A. laxum – A. lejourdanii – A. loxotrichum – A. montanum – A. nitidum – A. nullumense – A. palumense – A. schlechterianum – A. verae – A. vernicosum
Source(s) of checklist:

Hassler, M. 2018. Argophyllum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 27. Reference page.

Name

Argophyllum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Char. Gen. Pl., ed. 2. 29 (1776).

Type species: Argophyllum nitidum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Australasia
Australia
New South Wales
Queensland
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
New Caledonia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Forster, J.R. & Forster, J.G.A. 1776. Characteres generum plantarum, quas in itinere ad insulas maris Australis : collegerunt, descripserunt, delinearunt, annis 1772–1775. [Editio secunda.] x + 150 pp., 75 tab., Londini: apud B. White, T. Cadell, & P. Elmsly. BHL Reference page. (!29).

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Argophyllum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 31 Aug. 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Argophyllum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug. 31. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2018. Argophyllum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Dec. 2018.7

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 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 riparium (New Caledonia)
Argophyllum verae (Australia)
Argophyllum vernicosum (New Caledonia)

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References

"Argophyllum". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online, retrieved December 15th, 2010.
Bean, A. R., & Forster, P. I. (2018). A taxonomic revision of Argophyllum JR Forst. & G. Forst. (Argophyllaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya, 10(2), 207-235. https://www.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/100273/bean-forster-argophyllum-austrobaileya-v10s2.pdf
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. https://www.mdpi.com/1060780