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.

Genipa americana

 

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

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): genipap syn nandipa syn jagua syn caruto syn marmalade box syn genipa
Crop Use(s): fruit=dye=beverage
Reference Source(s): brucher, douglas, sturtevant
Number of Papers/Mentions: 5

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.]

De, S. A. F., A. A. C. S. De, et al. (1999). Ecophysiology and morphology of seed germination of the neotropical lowland tree Genipa americana (Rubiaceae). Journal of Tropical Ecology. Sept. 15(5): 667-680. {a} Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ecologia, Departamento de Botanica, 1B, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil

Stanley, W. G. and F. Montagnini (1999). Biomass and nutrient accumulation in pure and mixed plantations of indigenous tree species grown on poor soils in the humid tropics of Costa Rica. Forest Ecology and Management 113(1): 91-103. {a} Centro Agronomico Tropical Invest. Ensenanza, Area Management Conservation Forests Biodiversity, 7170 Turrialba, Costa Rica

Carrenho, R., V. L. R. Bononi, et al. (1997). Glomales in restoration area of gallery forest in Moji-Guacu, SP, Brazil. Hoehnea 24(1): 107-113. Inst. Bot., Caixa Postal 4005, 01061-970 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

Pierozzi, N. I. and S. L. J. Mendacolli (1997). Karyotype and C-band analysis in two species of Genipa L. (Rubiaceae, Gardenieae tribe). Cytologia Tokyo 62(1): 81-90. {a} Secao Citol., Inst. Agron., Caixa Postal 28, Campinas, SP 13001-970, Brazil

Zappi, D. C., J. Semir, et al. (1995). Genipa infundibuliformis sp. nov. and notes on Genipa americana (Rubiaceae). Kew Bulletin 50(4): 761-771. {a} The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, UK

Choe, J. C. (1994). Ingenious design of tent roosts by Peters's tent-making bat, Uroderma bilobatum (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). Journal of Natural History 28(3): 731-737. Museum of Zool., Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079, USA

Moraes, V. H. D., C. H. Mueller, et al. (1994). Native fruit species of economic potential from the Brazilian Amazon. Angewandte Botanik 68(1-2): 47-52. {a} EMBRAPA-CPAA, P.O. Box 319, Manaus-AM, Brazil

Guerra, M. (1993). High amount of heterochromatin in a tropical tree species: Genipa americana L. (Rubiaceae). Cytologia Tokyo 58(4): 427-432. Dep. Genet., Cent. Ciencias Biol., Univ. Fed. Pernambuco, 50.732-970 Recife, PE, Brazil

Figueiredo, R. W. D., G. A. Maia, et al. (1986). Physical and chemical characteristics of genipap (Genipa americana) fruit. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira 21(4): 421-428.

Figueiredo, R. W. D., G. A. Maia, et al. (1077). Processing and stability of jenipapo nectar subjected to different methods of preservation. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira 21(10): 1077-1084.

Index of botanical names:
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M]
[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

Index of common names:
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M]
[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

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Latest update 30 January 2001 by: RF