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Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi Whitmore & van der Ent

Phyllanthaceae Shrub

Accumulation profile

Ni Nickel Obligate

13,000 µg g⁻¹ DW

13× the nickel threshold

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Substrate

Ultramafic (serpentine)

Habitat

Ultramafic forest edge

Distribution

Borneo (Sabah)

First reported

2018 · van der Ent et al.

Verification

review-cited

Description & ecology

Named for hyperaccumulation pioneer Rufus Chaney, this Bornean shrub is a leading candidate crop for tropical nickel agromining.

References

1. 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 APA BibTeX RIS

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