Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]


NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.

The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.


Blighia sapida

 

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): koenig akee syn king akee syn king apple syn koenig syn seso vegetal (poison)
Crop Use(s): fruit
Reference Source(s): douglas, rehm, sturtevant
Number of Papers/Mentions: 29

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]

Muoghalu, J. I. and S. O. Johnson (2000). Interception, pH and solid content of rainfall in a Nigerian lowland rain forest. African Journal of Ecology. March 38(1): 38-46. {a} Department of Botany, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Nigeria

Natalini, B., V. Capodiferro, et al. (2000). Isolation of pure (2S,1'S,2S)-2-(2'-carboxycyclopropyl)glycine from Blighia sapida (Akee). Journal of Chromatography A. [print] March 873(2): 283-286. {a} Istituto di Chimica e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Universita degli Studi, Via del Liceo 1, 06123, Perugia, Italy

Omobuwajo, T. O., L. A. Sanni, et al. (2000). Physical properties of ackee apple (Blighia sapida) seeds. Journal of Food Engineering. July 45(1): 43-48. {a} Department of Food Science and Technology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Agyeman, V. K., M. D. Swaine, et al. (1999). Responses of tropical forest tree seedlings to irradiance and the derivation of a light response index. Journal of Ecology. Oct. 87(5): 815-827. {a} Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, UK

Meda, H. A., B. Diallo, et al. (1999). Epidemic of fatal encephalopathy in preschool children in Burkina Faso and consumption of unripe ackee (Blighia sapida) fruit. Lancet North American Edition 353(9152): 536-540. {a} Centre Muraz/OCCGE 01 BP 153, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Osho, J. S. A. and G. N. Ajonina (1999). Comparative study of the growth and yield of some multipurpose trees in a tropical rain forest of South-western Nigeria. Indian Forester. Sept. 125(9): 855-865. {a} Department of Forest Resources Management, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Mansingh, A. and L. A. D. Williams (1998). Pesticidal potential of tropical plants: II. Acaricidal activity of crude extracts of several Jamaican plants. Insect Science and its Application. April June 18(2): 149-155. {a} Pesticide and Pest Research Group, Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica

Lebo, D. B., A. M. Ditto, et al. (1996). Anaphylaxis to ackee fruit. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 98(5 Part 1): 997-998. {a} 27-59 Crescent St., Astoria, NY 11102, USA

Veenendaal, E. M., M. D. Swaine, et al. (1996). Responses of West African forest tree seedlings to irradiance and soil fertility. Functional Ecology 10(4): 501-511. {a} Okavango Res. Centre, Univ. Botswana, P. Bag 0022, Gaborone, Botswana

Baumann, T. W., B. H. Schulthess, et al. (1995). Guarana (Paullinia cupana) rewards seed dispersers without intoxicating them by caffeine. Phytochemistry Oxford 39(5): 1063-1070. {a} Inst. Plant Biol., Univ. Zurich, CH-8008 Zurich, Switzerland

Guevart, E., B. H. A. Lawson, et al. (1994). Toxicity of akee fruit: A danger to be known. Afrique Medicale 33(311): 116-118. {a} Lab. Parasitol. Pathol. Exotique, Fac. Libre Med., 56 Rue du Port, 59046 Lille Cedex, France

Muoghalu, J. I. and H. O. Awokunle (1994). Spatial patterns of soil properties under tree canopy in Nigerian rain forest region. Tropical Ecology 35(2): 219-228. Dep. Botany, Obafemi Awolowo Univ., Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Sarwar, G. and H. G. Botting (1994). Reversed-phase liquid chromatographic determination of hypoglycin A (HG-A) in canned ackee fruit samples. Journal of AOAC International 77(5): 1175-1179. Health Welfare Canada, Health Protection Branch, Food Directorate, Banting Build., Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 0L2, Canada

Williams, L. A. D., M. J. Anderson, et al. (1994). Insecticidal activity of synthetic 2-carboxylbenzofurans and their coumarin precursors. Pesticide Science 42(3): 167-171. {a} Dep. Chem., Univ. West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica

Singh, P., M. Gardner, et al. (1992). Toxic effects of ackee oil (Blighia sapida L.) following subacute administration to rats. West Indian Medical Journal 41(1): 23-26.

Howard, R. A. (1991). The revegetation of strip mined bauxitic soils. Allertonia 6(2): 59-127.

Lai, M. T., L. D. Liu, et al. (1991). Mechanistic study on the inactivation of general acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase by a metabolite of hypoglycin A. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 113(19): 7388-7397.

Riddoch, I., J. Grace, et al. (1991). Photosynthesis and successional status of seedlings in a tropical semi-deciduous rain forest in Nigeria. Journal Of Ecology 79(2): 491-504.

Umadevi, I. and M. Daniel (1991). Chemosystematics of the Sapindaceae. Feddes Repertorium 102(7-8): 607-612.

Chase, G. W. J., W. O. J. Landen, et al. (1990). Hypoglycin A content in the aril, seeds, and husks of ackee fruit at various stages of ripeness. Journal Of The Association Of Official Analytical Chemists 73(2): 318-319.

Foungbe, S., Y. Naho, et al. (1986). Experimental study of the toxicity of arillus from Blighia sapida (Sapindaceae) in relation with intoxication of children in Katiola (Ivory Coast). Annales Pharmaceutiques Francaises 44(6): 509-515.

Baldwin, J. E. and D. W. Parker (1475). Stereospecific (methylenecyclopropyl)acetyl coenzyme A inactivation of general acyl coenzyme A dehydrogenase from pig kidney. Journal Of Organic Chemistry 52(8): 1475-1477.


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Index of common names:
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