Table 2 Bulk elemental concentrations in plant tissues (leaves, twigs, bark, wood) and fluids (xylem and phloem) in Phyllanthus balgooyi, Phyllanthus securinegioides and Rinorea bengalensis (values as ranges and means in μg g−1 dry weight).

From: Nickel biopathways in tropical nickel hyperaccumulating trees from Sabah (Malaysia)

Species

n

Ni

Mg

Al

P

S

K

Ca

Co

Mn

Zn

Leaves

Phyllanthus balgooyi

7

1070–8290 [4680]

1060–4980 [3080]

2.0–46 [31]

31–740 [370]

120–1380 [860]

72–364 [860]

230–8680 [4290]

6.0–65 [31]

63–480 [240]

14–150 [88]

Phyllanthus securinegioides

14

10750–25060 [16530]

1060–5500 [3410]

14–69 [31]

430–1690 [740]

1200–2690 [1570]

3100–13380 [5630]

3010–12160 [5790]

12–75 [30]

95–460 [190]

45–250 [92]

Rinorea bengalensis

12

2390–8470 [5470]

1470–5130 [3060]

10–70 [26]

420–1190 [790]

1040–2700 [1640]

2160–27990 [8740]

4210–20480 [8020]

10–32 [19]

90–910 [370]

33–280 [95]

Branches

Phyllanthus balgooyi

3

2550–8610 [5270]

270–500 [390]

10–5 [29]

140–200 [180]

320–700 [520]

1190–2320 [1780]

630–3740 [2070]

11–46 [26]

19–190 [89]

35–94 [64]

Phyllanthus securinegioides

6

5110–12310 [7630]

330–5280 [1740]

8.0–55 [29]

250–1450 [780]

320–1330 [760]

4920–13250 [8710]

1180–25860 [8290]

5.0–36 [20]

38–150 [94]

46–100 [74]

Rinorea bengalensis

4

1810–8510 [5140]

1080–6040 [3010]

5.0–69 [28]

280–1170 [720]

680–2350 [1510]

1990–11430 [6520]

2040–77430 [34410]

9.0–20 [13]

16–110 [57]

27–250 [120]

Wood

Phyllanthus balgooyi

3

250–880 [560]

90–250 [150]

14–31 [20]

62–78 [67]

210–280 [240]

330–490 [420]

430–490 [460]

2.0–11 [5.7]

5.0–47 [20]

8.0–14 [11]

Phyllanthus securinegioides

7

440–1170 [860]

85–250 [150]

2.8–23 [14]

25–790 [360]

50–510 [310]

80–2720 [1580]

125–1300 [760]

0.8–15 [5.0]

5.9–18 [11]

4.8–14 [10]

Rinorea bengalensis

5

340–1920 [880]

290–650 [470]

6.0–26 [13]

110–360 [210]

250–1100 [440]

510–2720 1470]

1720–5760 [3360]

2.0–14 [4.8]

6.0–21 [13]

7.0–100 [35]

Bark

Phyllanthus balgooyi

3

210–370 [310]

170–420 [310]

23–93 [55]

14–25 [21]

71–110 [90]

23–54 [42]

50–120 [90]

2.8–5.2 [4.0]

22–45 [37]

5.9–11 [8.8]

Phyllanthus securinegioides

5

3770–6820 [5860]

400–2160 [870]

14–58 [38]

230–510 [390]

630–1130 [830]

1860–6240 [4420]

1960–23400 [10850]

4.4–14 [9.2]

33–89 [68]

74–83 [78]

Rinorea bengalensis

2

3300–4630 [3970]

570–650 [610]

49–70 [59]

220–390 [310]

500–770 [640]

2890–3120 [3000]

28260–35530 [31890]

4.9–5.2 [5.1]

25–48 [36]

227–250 [240]

Roots

Phyllanthus balgooyi

1

4780

300

14

95

680

610

410

120

7

120

Phyllanthus securinegioides

1

1270

380

91

40

81

53

130

26

16

24

Rinorea bengalensis

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

  1. The digests and extracts were analysed with ICP-AES.