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Stackhousia tryonii Bailey

Celastraceae Herb

Accumulation profile

Ni Nickel Obligate
41,300 µg g⁻¹ DW
41.3× the nickel threshold
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Substrate
Ultramafic (serpentine)
Habitat
Serpentine soils
Distribution
Australia (Queensland)
First reported
1997 · Batianoff et al.
Verification
review-cited

Description & ecology

An Australian serpentine endemic reported at foliar nickel above 4% dry weight, among the highest recorded on the continent.

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

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