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.

Manilkara bidentata
syn Mimusops balata

 

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

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): balata syn bullet tree
Crop Use(s): elastomer=fruit
Reference Source(s): kochhar, rehm, brucher
Number of Papers/Mentions: 4

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.]

Angulo, S. P. and T. M. Aide (2000). Effect of plant density and light availability on leaf damage in Manilkara bidentata (Sapotaceae). Journal of Tropical Ecology. [print] May 16(3): 447-464. {a} Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, 00931-3360, Puerto Rico

Gonzalez, G., X. Zou, et al. (1999). Earthworm abundance and distribution pattern in contrasting plant communities within a tropical wet forest in Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science. June 35(1-2): 93-100. {a} Department of EPO Biology, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, 1560 30th Street, Boulder, CO, 80309-0450, USA

Bayman, P., S. P. Angulo, et al. (1998). Distribution and dispersal of Xylaria endophytes in two tree species in Puerto Rico. Mycological Research 102(8): 944-948. {a} Dep. Biol., Univ. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, Box 23360, San Juan, PR 00931, Puerto Rico

Fetcher, N., B. L. Haines, et al. (1996). Responses of tropical plants to nutrients and light on a landslide in Puerto Rico. Journal of Ecology 84(3): 331-341. {a} Dep. Biol., Box 23360, Cent. Energy and Environ. Res., Univ. Puerto Rico, GPO Box 363682, Puerto Rico

Lodge, D. J., P. J. Fisher, et al. (1996). Endophytic fungi of Manilkara bidentata leaves in Puerto Rico. Mycologia 88(5): 733-738. {a} Center Forest Mycol. Res., USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Lab., PO Box 1377, Luquillo, PR 00773-1377, USA

Polishook, J. D., G. F. Bills, et al. (1996). Correction of PREVIEWS 99362634. Microfungi from decaying leaves of two rain forest trees in Puerto Rico. Correction of journal title from Journal of Industrial Microbiology and correction of coden from JIMIE7. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 17(3-4): 284-294. {a} Nat. Products Drug Discovery, Merck Res. Lab., PO Box 2000, RY80Y-120, Rahway, NJ 07065-0900, USA

Polishook, J. D., G. F. Bills, et al. (1996). Microfungi from decaying leaves of two rain forest trees in Puerto Rico. Journal of Industrial Microbiology 17(3-4): 284-294. {a} Nat. Products Drug Discovery, Merck Res. Lab., PO Box 2000, RY80Y-120, Rahway, NJ 07065-0900, USA

Castro, Y., N. Fetcher, et al. (1995). Chronic photoinhibition in seedlings of tropical trees. Physiologia Plantarum 94(4): 560-565. {a} Dept. Biol., Univ. Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, Box 23360, San Juan 00931-3360, Puerto Rico

Parresol, B. R. (1995). Basal area growth for 15 tropical tree species in Puerto Rico. Forest Ecology and Management 73(1-3): 211-219. Inst. Quantitative Studies, USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Stn., Room T-10210 USPS Build., 701 Loyola Ave., New Orleans, LA 70113, USA

Johnston, M. H. (1992). Soil-vegetation relationships in a tabonuco forest community in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico. Journal Of Tropical Ecology 8(3): 253-263.

You, C. and W. H. Petty (1991). Effects of Hurricane Hugo on Manikara bidentata, a primary tree species in the Luquillo Experimental Forest of Puerto Rico. Biotropica 23(4 Part A): 400-406.

Index of botanical names:
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[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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