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Actephila alanbakeri

Phyllanthaceae Shrub

Accumulation profile

Ni Nickel Obligate
11,520 µg g⁻¹ DW
11.5× the nickel threshold
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Substrate
Ultramafic (serpentine)
Habitat
Ultramafic forest, Kinabalu Park
Distribution
Malaysia (Sabah, Borneo)
First reported
2015 · van der Ent et al.
Verification
review-cited

Description & ecology

Foliar Ni up to 11,520 µg/g (originally reported as Cleistanthus sp. nov.); value compiled by Galey et al. (2017) from van der Ent et al. (2013b, 2015).

References

  1. Galey, M. L., van der Ent, A., Iqbal, M. C. M., & Rajakaruna, N. (2017). Ultramafic geoecology of South and Southeast Asia. Botanical Studies, 58, 18. doi:10.1186/s40529-017-0167-9
  2. Reeves, R. D., Baker, A. J. M., Jaffré, T., Erskine, P. D., Echevarria, G., & van der Ent, A. (2018). A global database for plants that hyperaccumulate metal and metalloid trace elements. New Phytologist, 218, 407–411. doi:10.1111/nph.14907

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