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.

Gynerium sagittatum

 

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

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): arrowleaf syn vara de castilla syn lata
Crop Use(s): forage grass
Reference Source(s): brucher
Number of Papers/Mentions: 3

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, K. H. and R. Kalliola (1995). Shoot dynamics of the giant grass Gynerium sagittatum in Peruvian Amazon floodplains, a clonal plant that does show self-thinning. Oecologia Berlin 101(1): 124-131. {a} Dep. Terrestrial Ecol. Nature Conservation, Agric. Univ., Bornsesteeg 69, 6708 PD Wageningen, Netherlands

Kalliola, R. and S. A. Renvoize (1994). One or more species of Gynerium? (Poaceae). Kew Bulletin 49(2): 305-320. {a} Dep. Biol., Univ. Turku, SF-20500 Turku, Finland

Kalliola, R., M. Puhakka, et al. (1992). Intraspecific variation, and the distribution and ecology of Gynerium sagittatum (Poaceae) in the western Amazon. Flora 186(3-4): 153-167.

Kalliola, R., J. Salo, et al. (1991). New site formation and colonizing vegetation in primary succession on the western Amazon floodplains. Journal Of Ecology 79(4): 877-901.

Index of botanical names:
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Index of common names:
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Latest update 30 January 2001 by: RF