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Geissois pruinosa Brongn. & Gris

Cunoniaceae Tree

Accumulation profile

Ni Nickel Obligate
15,000 µg g⁻¹ DW
15× the nickel threshold
Other nickel accumulators →
Substrate
Ultramafic (serpentine)
Habitat
Ultramafic maquis and forest
Distribution
New Caledonia
First reported
1977 · Jaffré et al.
Verification
review-cited

Description & ecology

A New Caledonian tree whose bark and leaves are richly nickeliferous, part of the island's exceptional radiation of nickel accumulators.

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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