Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi

Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi is a bioaccumulating plant from Sabah, Malaysia. It is known only from Ranau District on the lower slopes of Mount Kinabalu, up to 700 metres elevation. It grows on ultrabasic serpentinite-derived soils. It is threatened with habitat loss from deforestation.[1]

Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species:
P. rufuschaneyi
Binomial name
Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi
Welzen, R.W.Bouman & Ent

It is harvested and burned, and the ash can contain up to 25% nickel.[2][3]

References

  1. Tsen, S.; Maycock, C.R.; Khoo, E.; Maryani, A.; Nilus, R.; Sugau, J. & Pereira, J.T. (2021). "Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T162024997A162033754. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi: a new nickel hyperaccumulator from Sabah (Borneo Island) with potential for tropical agromining, Roderick Bouman et al, Botanical Studies volume 59, Article number: 9 (2018), accessed 2021-08-10
  3. Scientists are mining metals from an unusual source — plants, Sandy Milne, Grist, 2021-08-03, accessed 2021-08-10
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