Table 3 Rhizosphere soil chemistry in the natural habitat of Dichapetalum gelonioides subsp. tuberculatum, subsp. sumatranum and subsp. pilosum. Elemental concentrations in µg g−1.

From: Contrasting nickel and zinc hyperaccumulation in subspecies of Dichapetalum gelonioides from Southeast Asia

Dichapetalum gelonioides subsp.

n

pH

Ni

Zn

Mg

P

K

Ca

Cr

Mn

Fe

Co

Total

tuberculatum

1

6.01

785

35

28395

105

30

200

1035

1350

23915

50

sumatranum

1

4.64

3.6

20

715

85

405

150

3.0

115

4490

1.5

pilosum

1

5.05

8.4

35

1285

220

850

685

6.0

335

10680

1.0

DTPA-extractable

tuberculatum

1

 

185

4.6

0.17

375

125

10

sumatranum

1

0.7

10

0.03

60

155

0.5

pilosum

1

1.6

6.7

0.03

240

160

1.0

Sr(NO 3 ) 2 -extractable

tuberculatum

1

 

10

0.2

0.07

6.5

0.5

0.3

sumatranum

1

0.4

7.2

0.02

60

1.7

0.5

pilosum

1

0.3

1.4

0.01

110

0.8

0.5