Global Compositae Database (GCD)

Compositae taxon details

Argyroxiphium DC.

AphiaID

1076890 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1076890)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Madiinae Benth. & Hook.f.

Synonymised names

Argyrophyton Hook. · unaccepted (heterotypic synonym)

Direct children (12)

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Species Argyroxiphium ×kai (Forbes) D.D.Keck
Species Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes
Species Argyroxiphium grayanum (Hillebr.) O.Deg.
Species Argyroxiphium kauense (Rock & Neal) O.Deg. & I.Deg.
Species Argyroxiphium sandwicense DC.
Species Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr.
Species Argyroxiphium caligini C.N.Forbes accepted as Argyroxiphium caliginis C.N.Forbes (name corrected to Argyroxiphium caliginis)
Species Argyroxiphium forbesii H.St.John accepted as Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. (heterotypic synonym)
Species Argyroxiphium gymnoxiphium (A.Gray) D.D.Keck accepted as Wilkesia gymnoxiphium A.Gray (homotypic synonym)
Species Argyroxiphium kai (C.N.Forbes) Keck accepted as Dubautia kai (C.N.Forbes) ined.
Species Argyroxiphium macrocephalum A.Gray accepted as Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum (A.Gray) Meyrat (homotypic synonym)
Species Argyroxiphium kai (C.N.Forbes) D.D.Keck (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

(1836). Prodr. (DC.) 5
page(s): 668 [details]

Descriptive notes

LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:150854C4-9C16-4321-BFEE-E5BD45137169

LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:150854C4-9C16-4321-BFEE-E5BD45137169 [details]

Taxonomy 1-10 Oct 1836

Taxonomy 1-10 Oct 1836 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Compositae Working Group (CWG) (2025). Global Compositae Database. Argyroxiphium DC.. Accessed at: https://www.compositae.org/gcd/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1076890 on 2025-09-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-06-17 06:42:42Z

created

Flann, Christina

2013-09-14 06:42:42Z

changed

Flann, Christina

2019-10-29 08:54:03Z

changed

Gostel, Morgan

[taxonomic tree]

original description (1836). Prodr. (DC.) 5
page(s): 668 [details]

original description (of Argyrophyton Hook.) Contp. Bot. Mag. 2
page(s): 163 [details]

Unreviewed

Contributed data: Full Name Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Argyroxiphium [Funk et al. 2009] [details]

Contributed data: Published Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Prodr. 5 [Govaerts World Compositae Checklist A-G]
Prodr. 5 [Kadereit & Jeffrey 2007]
Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 5: [Tropicos] [details]

LSID urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:150854C4-9C16-4321-BFEE-E5BD45137169 [details]

Taxonomy 1-10 Oct 1836 [details]

Language	Name
English	Silversword	[details]

To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Argyroxiphium)
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