Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi

Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific 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

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]

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