Table 1 Elemental concentration (macro elements: Al, Ca, K, Mg, Na, P, S) ranges and means in parentheses
| Plant part | N samples | Al | Ca | K | Mg | Na | P | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers | 2 |
20–370 [195] |
1020–3330 [2180] |
431–4600 [2520] |
2810–3630 [3220] |
65–301 [183] |
392–1070 [732] |
347–904 [625] |
| Fruit capsule | 5 |
9.0–70 [27] |
672–4160 [2410] |
2700–5920 [4600] |
563–1800 [1080] |
38–305 [123] |
191–1240 [738] |
757–1390 [972] |
| Immature seeds | 2 |
26–296 [161] |
4340–4480 [4410] |
6010–6090 [6050] |
2740–7120 [4930] |
70–661 [365] |
3330–3880 [3610] |
1940–3290 [2610] |
| Ripe seeds | 1 | 85 | 9460 | 4570 | 4100 | 603 | 1856 | 2380 |
| Young leaves | 12 |
1.0–52 [20] |
124–12,200 [4100] |
89–19,500 [7250] |
352–6900 [3020] |
1.9–2320 [390] |
34–5180 [1010] |
152–3610 [1440] |
| Old leaves | 21 |
12–69 [30] |
2416–10900 [4730] |
3101–13,400 [5760] |
1060–5500 [3140] |
30–525 [120] |
430–3220 [789] |
1140–3100 [1660] |
| Bark | 7 |
14–71 [43] |
92–23,400 [10,870] |
45–6240 [3750] |
361–2160 [728] |
19–530 [213] |
16–505 [332] |
108–1127 [749] |
| Phloem tissue | 3 |
29–95 [51] |
129–36,400 [16,500] |
84–8420 [4970] |
13–1360 [975] |
26–384 [222] |
30–339 [180] |
152–1100 [735] |
| Twigs | 14 |
1.0–71 [21] |
130–25,900 [5200] |
246–13,700 [5520] |
109–5280 [966] |
8.8–856 [313] |
16–1730 [539] |
53–1720 [610] |
| Wood | 7 |
2.8–23 [14] |
125–1296 [762] |
78–2725 [1585] |
85–249 [150] |
5.0–483 [200] |
23–791 [359] |
48–506 [306] |
| Roots | 1 | 91 | 125 | 53 | 382 | 31 | 40 | 81 |
