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Rinorea niccolifera Fernando

Violaceae Tree

Accumulation profile

Ni Nickel Obligate

18,000 µg g⁻¹ DW

18× the nickel threshold

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Substrate

Ultramafic (serpentine)

Habitat

Ultramafic forest

Distribution

Philippines (Luzon)

First reported

2014 · Fernando et al.

Verification

review-cited

Description & ecology

Described in 2014 from Luzon, with foliar nickel reported up to roughly 1.8% dry weight.

One of a series of Southeast Asian Rinorea species recognised as strong nickel hyperaccumulators.

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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