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Phytolacca acinosa Roxb.

Indian pokeweed

Phytolaccaceae Herb

Accumulation profile

Mn Manganese Facultative
19,300 µg g⁻¹ DW
1.9× the manganese threshold
Other manganese accumulators →
Substrate
Manganese-rich and mine soils
Habitat
Disturbed ground and mine areas
Distribution
East Asia
First reported
2004 · Xue et al.
Verification
review-cited

Description & ecology

A high-biomass herb evaluated for manganese phytoextraction around Chinese manganese mines.

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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