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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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It is harvested and burned, and the ash can contain up to 25% nickel.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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