Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi
Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
Genus: | Phyllanthus |
Species: | P. rufuschaneyi
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Binomial name | |
Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi Welzen, R.W.Bouman & Ent
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Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi is a bioaccumulating plant from Sabah, Malaysia. It is grown on the slopes of Mount Kinabalu and then harvested, burned, and the ash can contain up to 25% nickel.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ ’’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
- ^ Scientists are mining metals from an unusual source — plants, Sandy Milne, Grist, 2021-08-03, accessed 2021-08-10
Categories:
- Phyllanthus
- Flora of Sabah
- Endemic flora of Malaysia