Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

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Showing Argophyllum iridescens

Argophyllaceae Takht.

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219-221, Fig. 4A-C, Map 2 APC

[tax. nov.]

Type: "Queensland. Cook District: Mt Hedley, 3 km ENE of Rossville, Timber Reserve 165, 15 April 1999, P.I. Forster PIF24277 & R. Booth (holo: BRI [2 sheets + spirit]; iso: AD, CNS, K, L, MEL, NSW, US distribuendi)."

Etymology: "From the Latin iridescens, meaning iridescent, displaying different colours when viewed from different angles. The lower leaf surface shows alternating bands of brilliant white and steely-grey which change position depending on the direction of the light source."

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