Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi is a bioaccumulating plant from Sabah, Malaysia. It is known only from Ranau District on the lower slopes of Mount Kinabalu, up to 700 metres elevation. It grows on ultrabasic serpentinite-derived soils. It is threatened with habitat loss from deforestation.
It is harvested and burned, and the ash can contain up to 25% nickel. Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi: a new nickel hyperaccumulator from Sabah (Borneo Island) with potential for tropical agromining, Roderick Bouman et al, Botanical Studies volume 59, Article number: 9 (2018), accessed 2021-08-10Scientists are mining metals from an unusual source — plants, Sandy Milne, Grist, 2021-08-03, accessed 2021-08-10
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