Claim · model-written summary
Metal accumulation differed significantly among the four native plant species.
- Taxon
- Nepenthes reinwardtiana, Arundina graminifolia, Melastoma malabathricum, and Elephantopus scaber
Arundina graminifolia
Melastoma malabathricum
Nepenthes reinwardtiana
Elephantopus scabert0 - Outcome
- Metal accumulatione0
- Setting
- former Mamut Copper Mine (MCM), Ranau, Sabah, Malaysiat0
Verbatim
e0“Metal accumulation differed significantly among species (p < .001)”
t0“Nepenthes reinwardtiana, Arundina graminifolia, Melastoma malabathricum, and Elephantopus scaber at the former Mamut Copper Mine (MCM), Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia”
Title
Muhammad Rendana; Wan Mohd Razi Idris; Sahibin Abdul Rahim; et al. Soil and Sediment Contamination An International Journal 2026. doi:10.1080/15320383.2026.2641643
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation E. scaber had the highest foliar Cu concentration, 71.70 mg kg−1.
- Observation E. scaber had the highest foliar Ni concentration, 46.41 mg kg− 1.
- Observation E. scaber had the highest foliar Pb concentration, 29.15 mg kg−1.
- Observation E. scaber showed consistently elevated accumulation and translocation factors.
- Observation N. reinwardtiana showed limited metal translocation and greater root retention.
- Observation A. graminifolia showed limited metal translocation and greater root retention.
- Observation M. malabathricum showed limited metal translocation and greater root retention.
- Recommendation The authors identify E. scaber as a candidate for broad-spectrum phytoextraction.
