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Virotia neurophylla (Guillaumin) Virot

Proteaceae Tree

Synonym: Macadamia neurophylla

Accumulation profile

Mn Manganese Obligate
55,200 µg g⁻¹ DW
5.5× the manganese threshold
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Substrate
Ultramafic (serpentine)
Habitat
Ultramafic maquis and forest
Distribution
New Caledonia
First reported
1997 · Jaffré
Verification
review-cited

Description & ecology

A New Caledonian relative of macadamia holding one of the highest foliar manganese concentrations known, above 5% dry weight.

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
  2. van der Ent, A., Baker, A. J. M., Reeves, R. D., Pollard, A. J., & Schat, H. (2013). Hyperaccumulators of metal and metalloid trace elements: facts and fiction. Plant and Soil, 362, 319–334. doi:10.1007/s11104-012-1287-3

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