Listing of Useful Plants of the World
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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.
Borassus flabellifer
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Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)
Common Name(s):
palmyra palm syn doub palm syn tala palm syn wine palmReferences
(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.]Ariyasena, D. D., E. R. Jansz, et al. (2000). Inhibitory effect of bitter principle of palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer L) fruit pulp on the growth of mice: Evidence using bitter and non-bitter fruit pulp. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. [print] 80(12): 1763-1766. {a} University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
Sarma, H. N. and H. C. Mahanta (2000). Modulation of morphological changes of endometrial surface epithelium by administration of composite root extract in albino rat. Contraception . [print] July 62(1): 51-54. {a} Department of Zoology, Arunachal University, Itanagar, 791 111, India
Rao, G. M. N. and T. M. Florence (1999). Abnormal branching in Borassus flabellifer Linn. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. April 96(1): 179-180. {a} Department of Botany, Andhra University, Waltair, 530 003, India
Revesz, L., P. Hiestand, et al. (1999). Isolation and synthesis of a novel immunosuppressive 17alpha-substituted dammarane from the flour of the Palmyrah palm (Borassus flabellifer). Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters. June 9(11): 1521-1526.
Sankaralingam, A. (1999). Management of tuber rot in palmyrah palm. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology. April 29(1): 114-115. {a} Department of Plant Pathology, Agricultural College and Research Institute (TNAU), Killikulam, Tamil Nadu, 628 252, India
Borin, K. (1998). Sugar palm (Borassus flabellifer): Potential feed resource for livestock in small-scale farming systems. World Animal Review Multilingual Edition 91(2): 21-29. {a} Department of Animal Production and Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Chowdhury, I., P. Chakraborty, et al. (1998). Allergenic relationship among four common and dominant airborne palm pollen grains from Eastern India. Clinical and Experimental Allergy 28(8): 977-983. {a} Div. Palynol. and Environ. Biol., Dep. Bot., Bose Inst., 93/1 Acharya P.C. Road, Calcutta-700 009, India
Nikawala, J. K., S. C. Wijeyaratne, et al. (1998). Flabelliferins, steroidal saponins from palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer L.) fruit pulp: 11. Preliminary investigations of effect on yeast and selected bacteria. Journal of the National Science Council of Sri Lanka 26(2): 141-150. {a} Univ. Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
Nikawela, J. K., A. M. Abeysekara, et al. (1998). Flabelliferins - steroidal saponins from palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer L.) fruit pulp: 1. Isolation by flash chromatography, quantification and saponin related activity. Journal of the National Science Council of Sri Lanka 26(1): 9-18. Univ. Sri Jayewardenepure, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
Kalpana, T. P. and C. G. K. Ramanujam (1996). Sugarcane honey. Its significance. Current Science Bangalore 70(4): 261-262. Palaebotany-Palynol. Lab., Dep. Botany, Post-grad. Coll. Sci., Saifabad, Hyderabad 500 004, India
Awal, A., Q. N. Haq, et al. (1995). Structural study of a polysaccharide from the seeds of Borassus flabellifer Linn. Carbohydrate Research 277(1): 189-195. {a} Carbohydrate Sect., BCSIR Lab., Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ramanujam, C. G. K. and T. P. Kalpana (1995). Microscopic analysis of honeys from a coastal district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 89(3-4): 469-480. Palaeobot.-Palynol. Lab., Dep. Bot., Post Graduate College Sci., Saifabad, Hyderabad 500 004, India
Jansz, E. R., J. K. Nikawela, et al. (1994). Studies on the bitter principle and debittering of Palmyrah fruit pulp. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 65(2): 185-189. {a} Ceylon Inst. Sci. and Industrial Res., P.O. Box 787, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka
Jhansi, P., T. P. Kalpana, et al. (1994). Pollen analysis of some Apis cerna Fabr honeys from Andhra Pradesh, India. Apidologie 25(3): 289-296. Palaeobotany-Palynology Lab., Post Graduate Coll. Sci., Osmania Univ., Saifabad, Hyderabad, India
Killmann, W. and J. Dransfield (1994). Palms in Stone. Principes 38(3): 157-160. {a} Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, 52109 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mahendran, S. (1994). The activities of the Palmyrah Development Board and some aspects of agronomic research and development needs of the organization. Journal of the National Science Council of Sri Lanka 22(Suppl. A): S47-S53. Palmyrah Dev. Board, 244 Galle Rd., Colombo 04, Sri Lanka
Mason, D. and C. J. K. Henry (1994). Chemical composition of palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer) seed shoots-odiyal. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 45(4): 287-290. {a} Sch. Biol. Mol. Sci., Oxford Brookes Univ., Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK
Kasonia, K., M. Ansay, et al. (1993). Plants used in ethnomedicine for asthma in Kivu (Zaire). Belgian Journal of Botany 126(1): 20-28. {a} Universite Lubumbashi, l'Universite Liege, Fac. Medecine Veterinaire, Pharmacologie Toxicologie, B-41 Bld. de Colonster, Sart-Tilman, B-4000 Liege, Belgique
Ramanujam, C. G. K., P. R. Reddy, et al. (1992). Pollen analysis of apiary honeys from east Godavari district, AP. Journal of the Indian Institute of Science 72(4): 289-299. Palaeobot. Palynol. Lab., Dep. Bot., P. G. Coll. Sci., Osmania Univ., Saifabad, Hyderabad 500 004, India
Santhakumaran, L. N. (1992). Natural resistance of twenty species of Indian timbers to marine borer attack in Goa waters. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B Biological Sciences 62(1): 23-30. Wood Biodegradation Div., c/o National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa-403 004, India
Tennekoon, K. H., S. Jeevathayaparan, et al. (1992). Evaluation of possible galactagogue activity of a selected group of Sri Lankan medicinal plants. Journal of the National Science Council of Sri Lanka 20(1): 33-41. {a} Dep. Physiol., Fac. Med., Univ. Colombo, Colombo
Ghose, M. and B. M. Johri (1990). Anatomy of the stems of seedling palms. Proceedings Of The Indian Academy Of Sciences Plant Sciences 100(4): 215-224.
Jhansi, P. and C. G. K. Ramanujam (1990). Pollen analysis of some honey samples from Andhra Pradesh (India). Asian Journal Of Plant Science 2(1): 19-26.
Bhuskute, S. M. (1989). New plant records for Nagpur District (Maharashtra, India). Indian Botanical Reporter 8(1): 39-42.
Kangwanpong, D., D. Maratana, et al. (1989). Induction of sister-chromatid exchange in human blood lymphocytes by aqueous extract of palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer) flour. Mutation Research 224(2): 241-246.
Chrystopher, R. K. and K. Theivendirarajah (1988). Palmyrah palm wine: Part II. Improvements in alcohol production. Journal Of The National Science Council Of Sri Lanka 16(2): 147-158.
Chrystopher, R. K. and K. Theivendirarajah (1988). Palmyrah palm wine: 1. Microbial and biochemical changes. Journal Of The National Science Council Of Sri Lanka 16(1): 131-141.
Morton, J. F. (1988). Notes on distribution, propagation, and products of Borassus palms (Arecaceae). Economic Botany 42(3): 420-441.
Rajak, R. C., A. K. Pandey, et al. (1988). Some new species of Eutypella from Madhya Pradesh, India. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences India Section B 58(3): 419-426.
Ali, M. (1987). Palm mealybug, Palmicultor palmarum, new record (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), new to the Indian subcontinent. Annals Of The Entomological Society Of America 80(4): 501.
Davis, T. A. and D. V. Johnson (1987). Current utilization and further development of the palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer L., Arecaceae) in Tamil Nadu State, India. Economic Botany 41(2): 247-266.
Ghose, M. and B. M. Johri (1987). Cell inclusions in vegetative structure of young palms. Proceedings Of The Indian National Science Academy Part B Biological Sciences 53(2): 193-196.
Theivendirarajah, K. and R. K. Chrystopher (1987). Microflora and microbial activity in palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer) palm wine in Sri Lanka. Mircen Journal Of Applied Microbiology And Biotechnology 3(1): 23-32.
Krishnamurthy, K. V. and C. Rajachidambaram (1986). A scanning electron microscopic study of the changes induced by cement kiln exhaust dust on the phylloplane wax deposits of three plants. Proceedings Of The Indian National Science Academy Part B Biological Sciences 52(6): 745-750.
Krishnamurthy, K. V. and C. Rajachidambaram (1986). Factors associated with reduction in photosynthetic oxygen evolution in cement dust coated leaves. Photosynthetica 20(2): 164-168.
Andersen, P. H. and E. Poulsen (1985). Mutagenicity of flour from the palmyrah palm (Borassus flabellifer) in Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli. Cancer Letters 26(1): 113-119.
Devi, S., S. N. Arseculeratne, et al. (1985). Suppression of cell-mediated immunity following oral feeding of mice with palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer) flour. Australian Journal Of Experimental Biology And Medical Science 63(4): 371-380.
Ghose, M. (1984). Vessel elements in roots of young palms. Principes 28(4): 179-186.
Veerasamy, S. (1984). Sex reversal in Borassus flabellifer, a freak. Phytomorphology 34(1-4): 21-25.
Ghosh, R. and A. Das (1059). Structure of a glucan isolated from tal fruit (Borassus flabellifer). Indian Journal Of Chemistry Section B Organic Chemistry Including Medicinal Chemistry 26(11): 1059-1061.
Veerasamy, S., K. Rajarathinam, et al. Dissimilar morphological destiny of axillary buds and interpolation of vegetative shoots in Borassus flabellifer. Phytomorphology 42(3-4): 275-278. Dep. Bot., Senthikumara Nadar Coll., Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
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