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.


Ephedra distachya

 

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

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): ephedrine syn sea grape
Crop Use(s): medicinal crop=fruit=gum crop
Reference Source(s): kochhar, sturtevant
Number of Papers/Mentions: 33

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.]

Tommasi, F. and C. Paciolla (2000). Cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase in Gymnosperms. Plant Biosystems. [print] 134(2): 227-232. {a} Dipartimento di Biologia e Patologia Vegetale, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy

Zenkteler, M. (2000). In vitro pollination of angiosperm ovules with gymnosperm pollen grains. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology Plant. [print] March April 36(2): 125-127. {a} Laboratory of General Botany, Institute of Experimental Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland

Bezus, k. L. G. (1999). Distribution of Ephedra distachya L. (Ephedraceae Wettst.) during Late Glacial and Holocene on the territory of Ukraine (by palynological data). Ukrayins'kyi Botanichnyi Zhurnal 56(3): 300-304. {a} M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

Pedata, P. A. (1999). Description of a new species of Coccobius (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) parasitoid of Ephedraspis ephedrarum, with complementary notes on Coccobius reticulatus (Compere et Annecke). Bollettino del Laboratorio di Entomologia Agraria Filippo Silvestri 55: 45-51. {a} Centro di Studio CNR sulle Tecniche di Lotta Biologica (CETELOBI), Via Universita, 133, 80055, Portici (NA), Italy

El, G. G., J. Rowley, et al. (1998). Polarity, aperture condition and germination in pollen grains of Ephedra (Gnetales). Plant Systematics and Evolution 213(3-4): 217-231. {a} Swedish Mus. Nat. History, Palynol. Lab., Roslagsvagen 101, S-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden

Hodar, J. A., F. Campos, et al. (1996). Trophic ecology of the Ocellated lizard Lacerta lepida in an arid zone of Southern Spain: Relationships with availability and daily activity of prey. Journal of Arid Environments 33(1): 95-107. {a} Departamento de Biol. Animal y Ecol., Fac. de Ciencias, Univ. de Granada, E-18071 Granada, Spain

Song, K. S. and Y. Ebizuka (1996). Elicitor-induced phenylalanine-ammonia lyase, cinnamic acid 4-hydroxylase and p-coumaroyl transferase activity in Ephedra distachya cultures. Archives of Pharmacal Research Seoul 19(3): 219-222. {a} Dep. Agric. Chem., College Agric., Kyungpook Natl. Univ., 1370 Sankyuk-Dong, Taegu 702-701, South Korea

Borisova, I. V. (1995). Some biomorphological peculiarities of Ephedra distachya L. in the Central Kazakhstan low hill land. Rastitel'nye Resursy 31(3): 73-81. V.L. Komarov Bot. Inst., Russ. Acad. Sci., St. Petersburg, Russia

Kozik, A. and K. M. Rapala (1995). Protein-attributable thiamine-binding activity in gymnosperm seeds. Journal of Plant Physiology 146(5-6): 760-762. Jagiellonian Univ., Jan Zurzycki Inst. Mol. Biol., Dep. Biochem., Al. Mickiewicza 3, 31-120 Krakow, Poland

Song, K. S. (1995). Exogenous D-Ala enhances the accumulation of p-Coumaroylamino acids in Ephedra distachya cultures. Archives of Pharmacal Research Seoul 18(5): 336-339. Dep. Agric. Chem., Coll. Agric., Kyungpook Natl. Univ., 1370, Sankyuk-Dong, Taegu 702-701, South Korea

Song, K. S., M. Tomoda, et al. (1995). Mannan glycopeptide elicits p-coumaroylamino acids in Ephedra distachya cultures. Phytochemistry Oxford 38(1): 95-102. {a} Dep. Agricultural Chem., Coll. Agric., Kyungpook Natl. Univ., 1370 Sankyuk-Dong, Taegu 702-701, South Korea

Stetsyuk, N. O. (1995). The floristic findings in the lower course of the Vorskla River. Ukrayins'kyi Botanichnyi Zhurnal 52(5): 639-646. M.H. Kholodnyi Inst. Bot., Natl. Acad. Sci. Ukr., vul. Tereshchenkivs'ka 2, MSP-1, Kiev 252601, Ukraine

Yeremko, I. O. (1995). Floristic peculiarities of the steppe plots in the middle Ingule. Ukrayins'kyi Botanichnyi Zhurnal 52(4): 462-465. M.H. Kholodnyi Inst. Bot., Natl. Acad. Sci. Ukr., vul. Tereshchenkivs'ka 2, MSP-1, 252601 Kiev, Ukraine

Baranec, T., V. Rehorek, et al. (1994). Generative reproduction of ephedra (Ephedra distachya L.) in Slovakia. Biologia Bratislava 49(1): 65-67. {a} Dep. Botany, Fac. Agronomical Sci., Univ. Agric., Tr. A. Hlinku 2, SK-949 76 Nitra, Slovakia

Conte, L. (1994). Storage globulins in Gnetopsida. 1. Recognition of legumin-like proteins. Giornale Botanico Italiano 128(5): 839-843. Dep. Biol. Evoluzionistica Sperimentale - Via Irnerio 42, 40126 Bologna, Italy

Conte, L. (1994). Storage globulins in Gnetopsida: 2. A serotaxonomic study of legumin-like proteins. Giornale Botanico Italiano 128(5): 845-850. Dipartimento Biol. Evoluzionistica Sperimentale, Via Irnerio 42, 40126 Bologna, Italy

Kajimura, K., Y. Iwamoto, et al. (1994). Variation of growth and contents in ephedrine type alkaloids in Ephedra distachya. Natural Medicines 48(2): 122-125. {a} Osaka Prefectural Inst. Public Health, 1-3-69 Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka 537, Japan

Song, K. S., U. Sankawa, et al. (1994). P-Coumaroylamino acids from yeast-elicited Ephedra distachya cultures. Archives of Pharmacal Research Seoul 17(1): 48-50. {a} Genetic Engineering Research Institute, KIST, Yusong, P. O. Box 115, Taejon 305-600, South Korea

Song, K. S., U. Sankawa, et al. (1994). A novel benzoic acid derivative from yeast-elicited Ephedra distachya cultures. Archives of Pharmacal Research Seoul 17(1): 54-55. {a} Genetic Engineering Research Institute, KIST, Yusong, Taejon 305-600, South Korea

Song, K. S., U. Sankawa, et al. (1994). Elicitors which induce the accumulation of p-coumaroylamino acids in Ephedra distachya cultures. Archives of Pharmacal Research Seoul 17(1): 26-30. {a} Genetic Engineering Research Institute, Korea Institute Science and Technology, P. O. Box 115, Yusong, Taejon 305-600, South Korea

Ding, S. L. and Z. Y. Zhu (1993). Gycomoside I: A new dammarane saponin from Gynostemma compressum. Planta Medica 59(4): 373-375. {a} Inst. Med. Plant Dev., Chinese Acad. Med. Sciences, Beijing 100094, China

Granoszewski, W. (1993). Pollen-analytical study of the two interstadial profiles from central Sweden. Wiadomosci Botaniczne 37(3-4): 43-44. Zakl. Paleobot., Inst. Bot. im. W. Szafera, Pol. Akad. Nauk, ul. Lubicz 46, 31-512 Krakow, Poland

Mascher, H., C. Kikuta, et al. (1993). Diastereomeric separation of free and conjugated silibinin in plasma by reversed phase HPLC after specific extraction. Journal of Liquid Chromatography 16(13): 2777-2789. {a} Pharm-Analyt Lab. GmbH, Wiener Str. 37, A-2514 Traiskirchen, Austria

O, D. N. A. and D. H. S. Richardson (1993). In vitro organogenesis of Ephedra. Phytomorphology 43(1-2): 19-24. {a} Dep. Biol., Carleton Univ., 1125 Colonel Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada

Calquist, S. (1992). Wood, bark, and pith anatomy of old world species of Ephedra and summary for the genus. Aliso 13(2): 255-296.

Fedotova, Z. A. (1992). New species of gall gnats (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from the brushwood in Kazakhstan and Turkmenia. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 71(1): 75-87.

Song, K. S., Y. Ishikawa, et al. (1992). N-Acylamino acids from Ephedra distachya cultures. Phytochemistry 31(3): 823-826.

Diamantoglou, S., S. Rhizopoulou, et al. (1989). Seasonal trends in energy content and storage substances in the Mediterranean shrub Ephedra. Acta Oecologica Oecologia Plantarum 10(3): 263-274.

Diamantoglou, S., S. Rhizopoulou, et al. (1989). Energy content, storage substances and construction and maintenance costs of Mediterranean deciduous leaves. Oecologia 81(4): 528-533.

Bournerias, M. (1988). On some vascular plants from the French Atlantic coast. Cahiers Des Naturalistes 44(2): 25-28.

Savitskaya, N. N. (1987). Dynamics of carbohydrates assimilated by some edificator plants in the desert of the Barsakel'mes Island (Kazakh SSR, USSR). Problemy Osvoeniya Pustyn'(2): 20-25.

Kasahara, Y., H. Hayasaka, et al. (1986). Seasonal dynamics of the accumulation of ephedrine alkaloids in Ephedra distachya herbs. Shoyakugaku Zasshi 40(4): 390-392.

Takaso, T. (1985). A developmental study of the integument in gymnosperms: 3. Ephedra distachya and Ephedra equisetina. Acta Botanica Neerlandica 34(1): 33-48.

Tkachenko, K. G. (1985). Ephedra cenoecotypes on the Aral coastline. Problemy Osvoeniya Pustyn'(2): 66-69.

Chouhdry, A. S. (1984). Karyomorphological and cytogenetical studies in Ephedra. Journal Of Science Of The Hiroshima University Series B Division 2(Botany): 57-110.

Takaso, T. (1984). Structural changes in the apex of the female strobilus and the initiation of the female reproductive organ (ovule) in Ephedra distachya and Ephedra equisetina. Acta Botanica Neerlandica 33(3): 257-266.


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