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.


Euterpe edulis

 

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

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): jucara syn jicara syn Assai syn manicola syn palmito syn Assai palm
Crop Use(s): oil crop=vegetable
Reference Source(s): rehm, brucher, sturtevant
Number of Papers/Mentions: 24

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.]

da, S. M. D. M. (2000). Herbivore and plant demography: A case study in a fragment of semi-deciduous forest in Brazil. Journal of Tropical Ecology. Jan. 16(1): 159-165. {a} Departamento de Ciencias Naturais, Universidade do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Voluntarios da Patria 107-Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 22270-000, Brazil

Martins, C. C., J. Nakagawa, et al. (2000). Desiccation tolerance of four seedlots from Euterpe edulis Mart. Seed Science and Technology. [print] 28(1): 101-113. {a} Depto. Producao Vegetal. FCA, UNESP, CEP 18603-970, Botucatu, SP, Brazil

De, C. R. M., F. R. Martins, et al. (1999). Leaf ecology of pre-reproductive ontogenetic stages of the palm tree Euterpe edulis Mart. (Arecaceae). Annals of Botany London 83(3): 225-233. {a} Departamento de Botanica, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, 13083-970, Brazil

Grandi, R. A. P. (1999). Leaf-degrading hyphomycetes on Euterpe edulis Mart. Hoehnea . June 26(1): 87-101. {a} Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Parte da Tese de Doutorado, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Sanchez, M., F. Pedroni, et al. (1999). Floristic composition of a riverine forest in the Brazilian Atlantic rain forest, Ubatuba, SP. Revista Brasileira de Botanica. April 22(1): 31-42. {a} Departamento de Botanica, Instituto de Biologia, UNICAMP, 13081-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil

Silva, M. D. M., R. P. Freckleton, et al. (1999). The role of density dependence in the population dynamics of a tropical palm. Ecology Washington D C. Dec. 80(8): 2635-2650. {a} Schools of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK

Flechtmann, C. H. W. (1998). Mite (Arthropoda: Acari) associates of palms (Arecaceae) in Brazil. IV. Description of two new species in the family Eriophyidae. International Journal of Acarology 24(2): 113-117. {a} Dep. Zool., Univ. Sao Paulo/ESALQ, 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

Galetti, M. and A. Aleixo (1998). Effects of palm heart harvesting on avian frugivores in the Atlantic rain forest of Brazil. Journal of Applied Ecology 35(2): 286-293. {a} Dep. Botanica, UNESP, C.P. 199, 13506-900 Rio Claro, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Galetti, M. and J. C. Fernandez (1998). Palm heart harvesting in the Brazilian Atlantic forest: Changes in industry structure and the illegal trade. Journal of Applied Ecology 35(2): 294-301. {a} Dep. Botanica, UNESP, CP 199, 13506-900 Rio Claro, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Guerra, M. P. and W. Handro (1998). Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in different organs of Euterpe edulis Mart. (Palmae): Control and structural features. Journal of Plant Research 111(1101): 65-71. {a} Plant Tissue Cult. Lab., Dep. Plant Sci., UFSC, Florianopolis 88040-900, Brazil

Jimenez, B. and S. Knapp (1998). Palms of the Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayu, Paraguay (Mbaracayu Natural Forest Reserve). Principes 42(2): 65-79. {a} Dep. Bot., Nat. History Mus., Cromwell Rd., London SW7 5BD, UK

Matos, D. M. S. and A. R. Watkinson (1998). The fecundity, seed, and seedling ecology of the edible palm Euterpe edulis in Southeastern Brazil. Biotropica 30(4): 595-603. {a} Dep. Ecologia, Lab. Ecologia Populacoes IB-CCS, Univ. Federal Rio Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, CP 68020, CEP 21941, Brazil

Sugiyama, M. (1998). Study of restinga forests of Ilha Cardoso, Cananeia, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Boletim do Instituto de Botanica Sao Paulo 11: 119-159. {a} Instituto de Botanica, 01061-970, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

Val, M. R., R. Baruffaldi, et al. (1998). Tritation curves as safe parameters for production of canned baguacu heart of palm. Alimentaria . Dec. 35(298): 101-106. {a} Depto. Tecnologia Bioquimico-Farmaceutica, Fac. Ciencias Farmaceuticas, Sao Paulo University, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 580. Bl 16, 05508-900, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

Montagnini, F., B. Eibl, et al. (1997). Enrichment planting in overexploited subtropical forests of the Paranaense region of Misiones, Argentina. Forest Ecology and Management 99(1-2): 237-246. {a} Sch. For. Environmental Studies, Yale Univ., 370 Prospect St., New Haven, CT 06511, USA

Desmarchelier, C., E. Mongelli, et al. (1996). Studies on the cytotoxicity, antimicrobial and DNA-binding activities of plants used by the Ese'ejas. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 50(2): 91-96. {a} Catedra de Biotecnologia y Microbiologia Industrial, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquimica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junin 956, 1113 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Moraes, R. M. D. and W. B. C. Delitti (1996). Production and nutrient return by leaf litter of Euterpe edulis Mart. in Atlantic Forest, Ilha do Cardoso, SP. Naturalia Rio Claro 21: 57-62. {a} Sec. Ecol., Inst. Bot., 04301-012 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

Orlande, T., J. Laarman, et al. (1996). Palmito sustainability and economics in Brazil's Atlantic coastal forest. Forest Ecology and Management 80(1-3): 257-265. {a} Dep. Forestry, Box 8008, N.C. State Univ., Raleigh, NC 27695, USA

Almeida, M. E. M. and J. N. Nogueira (1995). The control of polyphenol oxidase activity in fruits and vegetables: A study of the interactions between the chemical compounds used and heat treatment. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition Dordrecht 47(3): 245-256. {a} Dep. Food Technol., FEA-UNICAMP, CP 6121, Campinas, SP, Brazil

Cesar, O. and R. Monteiro (1995). Floristics and phytosociology of a coastal plain forest in Picinguaba (State Park of Serra do Mar), municipality of Ubatuba, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Naturalia Rio Claro 20: 89-105. Dep. Botanica, Inst. Biociencias, UNESP, 13506-900 Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

Monteiro, R. and O. Cesar (1995). Spatial patterns of trees in the picinguaba coastal Sandy Forest (State of Sao Paulo, Brazil). Arquivos de Biologia e Tecnologia Curitiba 38(2): 533-540. Dep. de Botanica, Inst. de Biociencias, UNESP, Caixa Postal 199, 13506-900-Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

Harborne, J. B., N. Saito, et al. (1994). Anthocyanins of Cephaelis, Cynomorium, Euterpe, Lavatera and Pinanga. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 22(8): 835-836. {a} Dep. Bot., Univ. Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 2AS, UK

Kitagawa, R., R. E. Bruns, et al. (1994). Optimizing the Enzymatic Maceration of Foliole Puree from Hard Pieces of Hearts of Palm (Euterpe edulis Mart.) using Response Surface Analysis. Journal of Food Science 59(4): 844-848. {a} Div. Processamento Alimentos, Inst. Tecnol. Alimentos, CP 139, 13073-001 Campinas, SP, Brazil

Rodrigues, M., F. Olmos, et al. (1993). Seed dispersal by tapir in southeastern Brazil. Mammalia 57(3): 460-461. {a} Edward Grey Inst. Field Ornithology, Dep. Zool., South Parks Rd., Oxford OX1 3PS, UK

Spichiger, R., B. S. Bertoni, et al. (1992). The forests of the Paraguayan Alto Parana. Candollea 47(2): 219-250. Conservatoire Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Geneve, Case Postale 60, CH-1292 Chambesy, GE

Bovi, M. L. A. and G. J. Godoy (1991). Juvenile-mature correlations in heart of palm plants. Revista Brasileira De Genetica 14(3): 739-752.

Bovi, M. L. A., G. J. Godoy, et al. (1991). Phenotypic correlations between characters of the palm tree Euterpe edulis Mart. and palm heart production. Revista Brasileira De Genetica 14(1): 105-122.

Bovi, M. L. A. (1990). Water imbibition on heart of palm seeds. Bragantia 49(1): 11-22.

Lourenco, E. J., J. D. S. Leao, et al. (1990). Heat inactivation and kinetics of polyphenoloxidase from palmito (Euterpe edulis). Journal Of The Science Of Food And Agriculture 52(2): 249-260.

Guerra, M. P. and W. Handro (1988). Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in embryo cultures of Euterpe edulis Mart. (palmae). Plant Cell Reports 7(7): 550-552.

Pinheiro, G. D. S., G. Mariano, et al. (1988). Study of the initial development of the assai palm Euterpe edulis Mart. (Palmae) under several shading conditions in a Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gordon stand. Instituto Florestal Boletim Tecnico 42: 171-180.

Bovi, M. L. A., J. G. Godoy, et al. (1987). Interspecific hybrids of heart of palm plants (Euterpe oleracea X Euterpe edulis. Bragantia 46(2): 343-364.

Bovi, M. L. A., L. A. Saes, et al. (1987). Planting density of Euterpe edulis Mart. under shading conditions. Bragantia 46(2): 329-342.

Graziano, T. T. (1982). Viability of palm seeds: 1. Euterpe edulis and Ptychosperma macarthurii. Cientifica 10(2): 273-276.


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Index of common names:
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