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Table 2 Foliar and soil chemistry of Pittosporum species (mean values in μg g−1)

From: Pittosporum peridoticola (Pittosporaceae), a new ultramafic obligate species restricted to Kinabalu Park (Sabah, Malaysia)

Species

Al

Ca

Co

Cr

Fe

K

Mg

Mn

Na

Ni

P

P. ferrugineum (n = 1)

38

12,145

1.8

2.5

22

2080

1650

1080

10,330

3.3

275

P. linearifolium (n = 3)

34

8860

5

4

43

4690

4420

334

3790

8

484

P. longisepalum (n = 1)

26

18,730

1.1

1.6

31

8825

2540

1095

6600

10

443

P. resiniferum (n = 1)

34

29,080

0.7

1.8

18

4900

8710

381

67

3.4

422

P. peridoticola (n = 1)

27

12,480

16

0.7

18

6955

7200

195

1329

13

335

Soil P. peridoticola (n = 9)

4800

674

284

1293

169,500

52

25,420

5070

55

1571

118

  1. The soil is from the habitat of Pittosporum peridoticola on Mount Tambuyukon