Context Fewer than 10 plant species from Australia were known to hyperaccumulate metal
(loid) s, despite metal-rich soils being widespread in Australia. By measuring herbarium …

Background and aims Hyperaccumulation is generally defined as plants exhibiting
concentrations of metal (loid) s in their shoots at least an order of magnitude higher than that …

New Caledonia is a global biodiversity hotspot known for its metal hyperaccumulator plants.
X-ray fluorescence technology (XRF) has enabled non-destructive and quantitative …

Abstract Sabah (Malaysia) on the Island of Borneo has a high plant diversity (> 8000
species) occurring on a wide range of soils, including ultramafic soils which are known to …

Abstract Background and Aims This Botanical Briefing reviews the application of synchrotron
X-ray fluorescence (SXRF) microprobes to the plant sciences; how the technique has …

Abstract Background “Herbarium X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) Ionomics” is a new quantitative
approach for extracting the elemental concentrations from herbarium specimens using …

This chapter presents some results of recent research projects that are being developed in
several herbaria around the world to identify new hyperaccumulating species, through …

Abstract Background and Aims The analysis of herbarium specimens has previously been
used to prospect for 'new'hyperaccumulators, while the use of foliar manganese (Mn) …

Plants have developed a diversity of strategies to take up and store essential metals in order
to colonize various types of soils including mineralized soils. Yet, our knowledge of the …

Metal hyperaccumulators accumulate particular metals or metalloids in their leaves to
concentrations hundreds or thousands of times greater than is normal for most plants …