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Phyllanthus balgooyi is an herbaceous plant in the family Phyllanthaceae, found in Palawan and Sabah. The plant is a hyperaccumulator of nickel, with a concentration of the metal exceeding 16% in the plant's phloem sap.
Phyllanthus balgooyi is found in perhumid equatorial rainforests in Palawan, Philippines and in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, with the plant preferring open habitats such as mountain ridges and river banks, where it could become dominant. Where it is found, P. balgooyi are typically isolated individuals. The soil where the species grows originated from serpentinised ultramafic bedrock, which is rich in metals such as nickel, cobalt and manganese. P. balgooyi is described as "widespread and locally common" in its habitat, in contrast to other Phyllanthus species which are typically restricted to several outcrops.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phyllanthus balgooyi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
