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.


Calotropis gigantea

 

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

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): madar syn bow-string hemp
Crop Use(s): fibre=beverage
Reference Source(s): kochhar, sturtevant
Number of Papers/Mentions: 34

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

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Gupta, J. and M. Ali (2000). Rare chemical constituents from Calotropis gigantea roots. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Jan. Feb. 62(1): 29-32. {a} Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110 062, India

Haque, M. A., H. Nakakita, et al. (2000). Development-inhibiting activity of some tropical plants against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Stored Products Research. [print] July 36(3): 281-287. {a} National Food Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305, Japan

Wahid, P. A., M. S. Valiathan, et al. (2000). Effect of rare earth elements on growth and nutrition of coconut palm and root competition for these elements between the palm and Calotropis gigantea. Journal of Plant Nutrition. March 23(3): 329-338. {a} College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Padannakkad-671 328, Kasaragod Dist., Kerala, India

Abubacker, M. N., G. R. Rao, et al. (1999). Sugarcane press mud cake: Acclerator of biogas production in various weed biomass. Advances in Plant Sciences. June 12(1): 73-78. {a} P.G. Department of Botany, National College, Tiruchirapalli, 620001, India

Goel, A. K. and A. Rajendran (1999). Cross-cultural ethnobotanical studies of Santhal Pargana (Eastern India) and Western Ghats (Southern India). Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany. Sept. 23(1): 147-150. {a} Botanic Garden, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226 001, India

Gupta, P., D. Sobita, et al. (1999). Evaluation of two plant latices against Heterodera cajani on greengram. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology. April 29(1): 112. {a} Department of Plant Pathology and Nematology, Allahabad Agricultural Insitutute, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, 211 007, India

Pal, D. C. (1999). Some plants in traditional and homoeopathic systems of medicine in India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany. Sept. 23(1): 79-83. {a} Botanical Survey of India, Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, 711 103, India

Samantaray, S., G. R. Rout, et al. (1999). Studies on the uptake of heavy metals by various plant species on chromite minespoils in sub-tropical regions of India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. April 55(3): 389-399. {a} Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Division, Regional Plant Resource Centre, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, 751 015, India

Topno, S. and T. K. Ghosh (1999). Correlation of uses of medicinal plants by tribals of Chotanagpur with other tribals of India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany. Sept. 23(1): 143-146. {a} St. Joseph's College, Torpa, 835 227, Ranchi, Bihar, India

Ali, M., J. Gupta, et al. (1998). New ursan-type triterpenic esters from the roots of Calotropis gigantea. Pharmazie 53(10): 718-721. {a} Fac. Pharm., Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi 110 062, India

Kiuchi, F., Y. Fukao, et al. (1998). Cytotoxic principles of a Bangladeshi crude drug, akond mul (roots of Calotropis gigantea L.). Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin Tokyo 46(3): 528-530. {a} Faculty Pharm. Sci., Kanazawa Univ., 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa 920, Japan

Oudwhia, P. and R. S. Tripathi (1998). Allelopathic potential of Datura stramonium L. Crop Research Hisar 16(1): 37-40. I. G. A. U. Coll. Agric., Raipur-492 012, India

Pillay, S., J. Azariah, et al. (1997). Effect of extract of Calotropis gigantea stem on the heart beat of Lamellidens marginalis. Journal of Animal Morphology and Physiology 44(1): 5-7. {a} SNVMV Coll., Hyderabad-500001, India

Pugalenthi, P. and D. Livingstone (1997). Plant-insect-predator interactions: Reference to Aphis nerii Boyr. (Homoptera: Aphidae) and Menochilus sexmaculatus Fabr. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on the milkweed, Calotropis gigantea L. (Asclepiadaceae). Journal of Entomological Research New Delhi 21(2): 175-182. Div. Entomol., Dep. Zool., Madras Christian Coll., Tambaram, Madras-600 059, Tamil Nadu, India

Sasidharan, V. K. (1997). Search for antibacterial and antifungal activity of some plants of Kerala. Acta Pharmaceutica Zagreb 47(1): 47-51. Dep. Life Sciences, Univ. Calicut, 673635 Kerala, India

Ali, A. M., M. M. Mackeen, et al. (1996). Antiviral and cytotoxic activities of some plants used in Malaysian indigenous medicine. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science 19(2-3): 129-136. {a} Dep. Biotechnol., Univ. Pertanian Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Damayanti, M., K. Susheela, et al. (1996). Effect of plant extracts and systemic fungicide on the pineapple fruit-rotting fungus, Ceratocystis paradoxa. Cytobios 86(346): 155-165. {a} Dep. Life Sci., Manipur Univ., Imphal 795003, India

De, S. (1996). On the morphology and biochemical aspects of starch grains in latex sera of five laticiferous plants. Geobios Jodhpur 23(4): 267-268. Dep. Biol. Chem., Indian Assoc. Cultivation Sci., Jadavpur, Calcutta-700032, India

Gupta, V. P., Govindaiah, et al. (1996). Plant extracts: A non-chemical approach to control Fusarium diseases of mulberry. Current Science Bangalore 71(5): 406-409. Central Sericultural Res. and Training Inst., Srirampura, Mysore 570 008, India

Neraliya, S. and U. S. Srivastava (1996). Effect of plant extracts on post-embryonic development of the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus. Journal of Advanced Zoology 17(1): 54-58. {a} National Academy Sci., India 5, Lajpatrai Rd., Allahabad 211 001, India

Shibuya, H. and I. Kitagawa (1996). Chemical study of Indonesian medicinal plants. Yakugaku Zasshi 116(12): 911-927. {a} Fac. Pharm. Pharm. Sci., Fukuyama Univ., Sanzo, 1 Gakuen-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima 729-02, Japan

Singh, S. K., R. K. Chaudhary, et al. (1996). Notes on Hyphomycetes: LXXII. Further novel leaf spot-inducing species of Phaeoramularia from the Indian subcontinent. Mycotaxon 58: 137-145. {a} Dep. Botany, Univ. Gorakhpur, Gorakphur 273009, India

Pugalenthi, P. and D. Livingstone (1995). Cardenolides (heart poisons) in the painted grasshopper Poecilocerus pictus F. (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae) feeding on the milkweed Calotropis gigantea L. (Asclepiadaceae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 103(2): 191-196. Post-Graduate School Entomol., Frederick Inst. Plant Protection Toxicol., Padappai 601 301, Tamil Nadu, India

Singh, S. C. (1995). Some interesting plant records after a gap of more than one century from the district of Lucknow, U.P. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19(2): 419-424. Cent. Inst. Med. and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow-226 015, India

Bhuyan, D. K. (1994). Herbal drugs used by the tribal people of Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh for abortion and easy delivery-A report. Advances in Plant Sciences 7(2): 197-202. D.H.S.K. Coll., Dibrugarh, Assam, Pin-786001, India

Dagan, R. and D. Eisikowitch (1994). Calotropis gigantea in Israel: New arrival or new discovery? Israel Journal of Plant Sciences 42(2): 167-168. {a} Dep. Botany, Univ. Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel

Chaudhary, B. L. (1993). Studies on quantitative microscopy and varietal differentiation in Calotropis. Indian Botanical Contactor 10(1): 33-38. Dep. Botany, Collage Sci., Sukhadia Univ., Udaipur 313 001, India

De, S. and S. K. Datta (1993). Histo-pharmacognostic evaluation of bark drug of Calotropis gigantea (L.). R. Br. ex. Ait. Journal of Plant Anatomy and Morphology Jodhpur 6(2): 137-142. {a} Dep. Life Sci., Post Grad. Basic Training Coll., Banipur 743 233, India

Iizuka, E., R. Kawano, et al. (1993). Studies on the physical properties of Indian non-mulberry silks: I. Antheraea proylei J. Indian Journal of Sericulture 32(1): 27-36. Dep. Functional Polymer Science, Faculty Textile Science Technology Shinshu Univ., Ueda, Nagano 386, Japan

Jain, P. and T. R. Sahu (1993). An ethnobotanical study of Noradehi Sanctuary Park of Madhya Pradesh, India: Native plant remedies for scorpion sting and snake bite. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 17(2): 315-328. Dep. Botany, Dr. Hari Singh Gour Univ., Sagar-470 003, India

Philip, T., Govindaiah, et al. (1993). Effect of certain leaf extracts on hatching and mortality of the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, infesting mulberry. Indian Journal of Sericulture 32(1): 37-41. Central Sericultural Res., Training Inst., Mysore 570 008, India

Sanjayan, K. P. (1993). Patterns in the population drift and seed resource utilization of Spilostethus hospes (Fab.). Entomon 18(3-4): 159-168. G. S. Gill Res. Inst., Guru Nanak Coll., Velachery Road, Madras 600 032, India

Banu, M. J., K. Nellaiappan, et al. (1992). Mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase and malic enzyme of a filarial worm Setaria digitata: Some properties and effects of drugs and herbal extracts. Japanese Journal of Medical Science and Biology 45(3): 137-150. {a} National Inst. Leprosy Research, 42-1 Aobacho, Higashimurayamashi, Tokyo 189, Japan

Forster, P. I. (1992). A taxonomic account of the genus Calotropis R.Br. (Asclepiadaceae) in Australia. Nuytsia 8(2): 201-208.

Kitagawa, I., R. S. Zhang, et al. (1992). Indonesian medicinal plants: I. Chemical structures of calotroposides A and B, two new oxypregnane oligoglycosides from the root of Calotropis gigantea (Asclepiadaceae). Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin Tokyo 40(8): 2007-2013. {a} Fac. Pharmaceutical Sci., Osaka Univ., 1-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565, Japan

Livingstone, D. and P. Pugalenthi (1992). Biology of Poecilocerus pictus Fabr. (Orthoptera: Pygomorphidae) on the basis of its nutritional ecology. Journal of Entomological Research New Delhi 16(4): 267-272. Post-graduate Sch. Entomol., Fredrick Inst. Plant Prot. and Toxicol., Padappai-601301, Tamil Nadu, India

Roy, A. T. and D. N. De (1992). Studies on differentiation of laticifers through light and electron microscopy in Calotropis gigantea (Linn.) R.Br. Annals of Botany London 70(5): 443-449. {a} Sector-C, Gautam Enclave, Sikh Rd., Secundrabad-3, A.P., India

Sen, S., N. P. Sahu, et al. (1992). Flavonol glycosides from Calotropis gigantea. Phytochemistry 31(8): 2919-2921.

Shibuya, H., R. S. Zhang, et al. (1992). Indonesian medicinal plants: V. Chemical structures of calotroposides C, D, E, F, and G: Five additional new oxypregnane-oligoglycosides from the root of Calotropis gigantea (Asclepiadaceae). Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin Tokyo 40(10): 2647-2653. {a} Fac. Pharmaceutical Sci., Osaka Univ., 1-6, Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565, Japan

Rahman, M. A. and C. C. Wilcock (1991). A report on flavonoid investigation in some Bangladesh Asclepiads. Bangladesh Journal Of Botany 20(2): 175-178.

Singh, S. K., D. N. Rao, et al. (1991). Air pollution tolerance index of plants. Journal Of Environmental Management 32(1): 45-56.

Rao, S. M., K. C. Chitra, et al. (1990). Antifeedant properties of certain plant extracts against second stage larva of Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata Fabricius. Indian Journal Of Entomology 52(4): 681-685.

Reddy, P. V. R., K. C. Chitra, et al. (1990). Field evaluation of certain plant extracts for the control of brinjal spotted leaf beetle, Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata Fab. Journal Of Insect Science 3(2): 194-195.

Roy, A. T. and D. N. De (1990). Tissue culture and plant regeneration from immature embryo explants of Calotropis gigantea (Linn.) R. Br. Plant Cell Tissue And Organ Culture 20(3): 229-234.

De, S. (1989). DNA, RNA and protein contents during rhizogenesis in tissue culture of Calotropis gigantea (Linn) R.Br. ex Ait. Indian Journal Of Experimental Biology 27(2): 185-186.

Kuriachen, P. M. and Y. Dave (1989). Structural, developmental and histochemical studies in the colleters of Calotropis L. (Asclepiadaceae). Journal Of Phytological Research 2(1): 7-14.

Marimuthu, S., R. B. Subramanian, et al. (1989). Laticiferous taxa as a source of energy and hydrocarbon. Economic Botany 43(2): 255-261.

Lakshminarayana, G., K. S. Rao, et al. (1988). Surface and internal lipids of Calotropis gigantea L. leaves. Fett Wissenschaft Technologie 90(2): 65-68.

Siddiqui, M. A. and M. M. Alam (1988). Effect of seed treatment with plant latices on the root-knot development and plant growth of some vegetables. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences India Section B 58(2): 321-328.

Siddiqui, M. A. and M. M. Alam (1988). Effect of seed dressing with plant latex on Tylenchorhynchus brassicae and plant growth of cabbage and cauliflower. Pakistan Journal Of Nematology 6(2): 65-72.

Vora, K. A., S. S. Bhandare, et al. (1988). Characterization of extracellular lipase produced by Aspergillus japonicus in response to Calotropis gigantea latex. Biotechnology And Applied Biochemistry 10(5): 465-472.

Bhattacharya, D., A. Sengupta, et al. (1987). Chemical modification and amino terminal sequence of calotropin DI from Calotropis gigantea. Phytochemistry 26(3): 633-636.

Datta, S. K. (1987). Effects on hard coated seeds of Trichosanthes anguina: Plant extract. Biological Memoirs 13(2): 179-182.

De, S. and S. K. Datta (1987). A simple TLC method for detection of cardiac glycosides (cardenolides) from Calotropis gigantea (Linn) R Br. ex Ait both in situ and in vitro. Indian Journal Of Pharmaceutical Sciences 49(5): 183.

Hewamanna, R., R. A. G. Ranawake, et al. (1987). Gamma activity of plants from monazite-bearing soils of the West Coast of Sri Lanka. Environmental And Experimental Botany 27(4): 449-454.

Datta, S. K. and S. De (1986). Organ specific chemodifferentiation of cardenolides of Calotropis gigantea in vitro. Beitraege Zur Biologie Der Pflanzen 61(2): 315-320.

Datta, S. K. and S. De (1986). Laticifer differentiation of Calotropis gigantea in cultures. Annals Of Botany 57(3): 403-406.

Viswanathan, K. and K. K. Lakshmanan (1986). Histochemistry and in vitro study on the pollinium of Calotropis gigantea R. Br. Indian Journal Of Botany 9(2): 131-138.

Bhattacharya, D., A. Sengupta, et al. (1985). Phenolic hydroxyl ionization in calotropins from Calotropis gigantea latex. Phytochemistry 24(11): 2537-2540.

Stimson, J. and L. Meyers (1984). Inheritance and frequency of a color polymorphism in Danaus plexippus (Lepidoptera: Danaidae) on Oahu, Hawaii (USA). Journal Of Research On The Lepidoptera 23(2): 153-160.

Tuntawiroon, N., P. Samootsakorn, et al. (1984). The environmental implications of the use of Calotropis gigantea as a textile fabric. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 11(3): 203-212.

Viswanathan, K. and K. K. Lakshmanan (1984). Phytoallelopathic effects on in vitro pollinial germination of Calotropis gigantea. Indian Journal Of Experimental Biology 22(10): 544-547.

Vivekanandan, O. S. (1984). Effects of Calotropis leaf extract on mitosis of Allium sativum root tips. Life Science Advances 3(2-3): 105-109.

Singh, R. P. (1983). Search for antifeedants in some botanicals for desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria. Zeitschrift Fuer Angewandte Entomologie 96(3): 316-319.


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