Argophyllum cryptophlebum
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
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|image = Argophyllum-cryptophlebum-BRI-herbarium-specimen.jpg
|image_caption = Specimen held at Queensland Herbarium
|status = NT
|status_system = QLDNCA
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|taxon = Argophyllum cryptophlebum
|authority = Zemann{{R|APNI|POWO}}
|range_map = Argophyllum-cryptophlebum-distribution-map.png
|synonyms = Argophyllum nitidum var. fulvum {{small|F.M.Bailey}}
|synonyms_ref = {{R|POWO}}
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Argophyllum cryptophlebum is a plant in the Argophyllaceae family of the order Asterales, which is endemic to a small part of north eastern Queensland. It was described and named in 1907.
Description
Argophyllum cryptophlebum is an evergreen shrub growing up to {{cvt|7|m}} tall. The new growth is rusty-brown in colour due to a dense covering of hairs.{{R|BEAN|RFK}} The leaves are dark green and hairless above and silvery below, and they measure up to {{cvt|13|cm}} long by {{cvt|6|cm}} wide. They are arranged alternately, and held on petioles measuring from {{cvt|1.3|to|3.8|cm}} long.{{R|BEAN|RFK}} They each have 6 to 9 lateral veins on either side of the midrib, and the leaf blades are broadly elliptic to broadly ovate in shape.{{R|BEAN|RFK}} The leaf margins (edges) are finely toothed with between 7 and 14 teeth on either edge measuring up to {{cvt|0.8|mm}} long.{{R|BEAN|RFK}}
The inflorescence is produced terminally, is much branched and densely hairy, and measures up to {{cvt|12|cm}} long. Flowers are white with petals about {{cvt|2.5|mm}} long. The fruit is a capsule about {{cvt|3.5|mm}} long and {{cvt|4|mm}} wide.{{R|BEAN}}
=Phenology=
Flowering has been recorded from July to December, and fruit have been observed from March to December.{{R|BEAN}}
Taxonomy
This species was first described in 1900 by the Australian botanist Frederick Manson Bailey{{R|ZEMANN}} as Argophyllum nitidum var. fulvum.{{R|APNI|RFK}} His description was based on material collected on the slopes of Mount Bellenden Ker in 1887 by W.A. Sayer, and it was published in his work The Queensland Flora.{{R|APNI2}} In 1907 the species was given its current combination by the Austrian botanist Margarete Zemann.{{R|ZEMANN}}
In a 2018 paper by botanists Anthony Russell Bean and Paul Irwin Forster, the genus Argophyllum in Australia was reviewed and the combination Argophyllum cryptophlebum was maintained. A lectotype for the species was also nominated in the paper.{{R|BEAN}}
=Etymology=
The genus name Argophyllum is constructed from the Ancient Greek words Ἄργος (argós), meaning bright or shining, and φύλλον (phúllon), meaning leaf. It refers to the shiny undersides of the leaves of the genus.{{R|BEAN}}{{rp|210}} The species epithet cryptophlebum is also from Ancient Greek words, namely κρυπτός (krúptō), meaning hidden, and φλέψ (phléps), meaning vein. It is unclear what Zemann was referring to but it is likely to be the obscure tertiary venation.{{R|BEAN}}{{rp|214}}
Distribution and habitat
This species is found in very small areas within the Wet Tropics of northeastern Queensland, north and south of Cairns. It has strict requirements of high rainfall (above {{cvt|3000|mm}} p.a.), altitude above {{cvt|600|m}}, and soils derived from granite.{{R|BEAN|RFK}} Correspondingly it is only found in two localities: the Cape Tribulation area (approximately {{cvt|95|km}} north of Cairns, and in the high coastal ranges immediately south of Cairns. In both localities it grows in and on the margins of highland rainforest and alongside creeks.{{R|BEAN|RFK}} The species' area of occupancy is calculated to be just {{cvt|88|sqkm}}.{{R|ALA}}
Conservation
This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as near threatened.{{R|DESQLD}} {{As of|2024|01|19}}, it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Gallery
File:Argophyllum cryptophlebum ALA1.jpg|X-ray of leaf
File:Argophyllum cryptophlebum ALA2.jpg|Seedling
References
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{{cite web |url=https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=15645 |title=Species profile—Argophyllum cryptophlebum |year=2022 |website=Queensland Department of Environment and Science |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=12 November 2023}}
{{cite web |url=https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/99604 |title=Argophyllum cryptophlebum |website=Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) |publisher=Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government |access-date=12 November 2023}}
{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:790243-1 |title=Argophyllum cryptophlebum Zeemann |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |year=2023 |access-date=12 November 2023}}
{{cite web |url=https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Argophyllum_cryptophlebum.htm |title=Argophyllum cryptophlebum |author1=F.A.Zich |author2=B.P.M.Hyland |author3=T.Whiffen |author4=R.A.Kerrigan |author2-link=Bernard Hyland |year=2020 |website=Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8) |publisher=Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government |access-date=12 November 2023}}
{{cite web |url=https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/99649 |title=Argophyllum nitidum var. fulvum |website=Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) |publisher=Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government |access-date=12 November 2023}}
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External links
- {{Wikispecies-inline|Argophyllum cryptophlebum|Argophyllum cryptophlebum}}
- {{Commons category-inline||Argophyllum cryptophlebum}}
- [https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Argophyllum+cryptophlebum#tab_mapView View a map] of historical sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- [https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=850581 View observations] of this species on iNaturalist
- [https://flickriver.com/search/Argophyllum+cryptophlebum View images] of this species on Flickriver
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