Abstract Background The Cerrado of central Brazil—the world's largest Neotropical savanna–
is comprised of a mosaic of highly heterogeneous vegetation growing on an extremely …

Our aim was to explore the potential of Cerrado, a biodiversity hotspot which is a reservoir of
genetic resources of agriculture-relevant traits to be used towards enhancing the …

Vochysia tucanorum (Vochysiaceae) is an aluminum (Al)-accumulating tree species from the
Cerrado vegetation in South America, known as 'Brazilian savanna'. In the field, it may …

Aluminium (Al) is toxic to most plants. Nevertheless, some species accumulate Al without
showing toxicity symptoms. Previous studies have evidenced Al in chloroplasts of Al …

Qualea grandiflora Mart. is an aluminum (Al)‐accumulating Cerrado species with a
metabolic dependency on Al. This study aimed to determine the presence and concentration …

Aluminum (Al) is the most plentiful metal present in the Earth's crust, and when present in
acidic soils (pH< 5.0), it becomes soluble and toxic to most plant species. Species from …

Qualea grandiflora and Vochysia tucanorum (Vochysiaceae) are aluminum-accumulating
woody species from the Cerrado vegetation in South America and retain aluminum (Al) in …

Key message Styrax camporum, an Al-accumulating species from the Cerrado, seems to
rely on the exudation of citric and oxalic acids to avoid excessive Al. Abstract Organic acid …

Aluminum (Al) is a metal that in acid soils becomes toxic to plants, and its most phytotoxic
form is Al3+. Usually, Al hinders plant growth and development by impairing processes such …

Key message Al-accumulating species are tolerant, accumulating more than 1000 mg Al kg−
1 dry leaves, and varying root Al concentrations. Non-accumulating species are 'avoiders' …