Listing of Useful Plants of the World
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.
Mauritia flexuosa
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Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)
Common Name(s):
burity do brejo syn Aguaje syn bache syn mirita syn ita palm syn moriche syn miriti syn buriti syn tree-of-lifeReferences
(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.]Escriche, I., J. Restrepo, et al. (1999). Composition and nutritive value of Amazonian palm fruits. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. Sept. 20(3): 361-365. {a} Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Fragoso, J. M. V. (1999). Perception of scale and resource partitioning by peccaries: Behavioral causes and ecological implications. Journal of Mammalogy. Aug. 80(3): 993-1003. {a} Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
Narvaez, A. and F. Stauffer (1999). Products derived from palms at the Puerto Ayacucho markets in Amazonas State, Venezuela. Palms . July 43(3): 122-129. {a} Fundacion Instituto Botanico de Venezuela, Caracas, 1010-A, Venezuela
Ponce, M. E., J. Brandin, et al. (1999). Germination and establishment of seedlings of Mauritia flexuosa L.f (Arecaceae) in the Southeastern llanos of the State of Guarico, Venezuela. Acta Botanica Venezuelica 22(1): 167-183. {a} Centro Comercial Los Chaguaramos, GEOHIDRA Consultores C.A., Calle Edison, Oficina 19-8, Caracas, 1041-A, Venezuela
Jardim, M. A. G. and A. C. d. C. Cunha (1998). Uses of palm in the wet lands communities of the Amazon estuary. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Serie Botanica. [print] Julho 14(1): 69-77. {a} Dept. de Botanica-Pesquisador, PR-MCT/CNPq. Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, CEP 66040-170, Belem, PA, Brazil
Morcote, R. G., B. G. Cabrera, et al. (1998). Management of palms by groups of hunter-gatherers from the Columbian Amazons region. Caldasia 20(1): 57-74. {a} Inst. Ciencias Nat., Univ. Nac. Colombia, Apartado 7495, Bogota, Colombia
Yuyama, L. K. O., L. Yonekura, et al. (1998). Bioavailability of carotenoids from Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa L.) in rats. Acta Amazonica 28(4): 409-415. {a} Coordenacao de Pesquisas em Ciencias da Saude - INPA, Av. Andre Araujo, 1756-69083-040, Manaus, AM, Brazil
Perez, E. J. L. and O. A. Paolillo (1997). Diet of the pelomedusid turtle Peltocephalus dumerilianus in the Venezuelan Amazon. Journal of Herpetology 31(2): 173-179. {a} Dep. Biol., Univ. Mo.-St. Louis, 8001 Natural Bridge Rd., St. Louis, MO 63121-4499, USA
Goh, T. K. and K. D. Hyde (1996). A new species of Nectria on Mauritia flexuosa (Arecaceae) in Ecuador and key to Nectria and allied genera on palms. Mycoscience 37(3): 277-282. {a} Dep. Applied Biol. Chem. Technol., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Jung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Kunz, T. H. and G. F. McCracken (1996). Tents and harems: Apparent defence of foliage roosts by tent-making bats. Journal of Tropical Ecology 12(1): 121-137. {a} Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Seubert, E. (1996). Root anatomy of palms: II. Calamoideae. Feddes Repertorium 107(1-2): 43-59. Univ. Kaiserslautern, Fachbereich Biol., Abteilung Syst. Bot., Erwin-Schroedinger-Strasse, D-67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany
Silva, G. S. D. (1996). Cylindrocladium pteridis, causal agent of leaf spot of buriti (Mauritia flexuosa). Fitopatologia Brasileira 21(4): 523. UEMA, Caixa Postal 2002, 65041-970 Sao Luis, MA, Brazil
Stauffer, F. W. and S. L. P. De (1996). Types of palms (Arecaceae) in the National Herbarium of Venezuela. Acta Botanica Venezuelica 19(1): 60-75. Fundacion Inst. Botanico de Venezuela Dr. Tobias Lasser, Apartado 2156, Caracas 1010-A, Venezuela
Gragson, T. L. (1995). Pume exploitation on Mauritia flexuosa (Palmae) in the Llanos of Venezuela. Journal of Ethnobiology 15(2): 177-188. Dep. Anthropol., 250 Baldwin Hall, Univ. Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-1619, USA
Puertas, P. E., R. Aquino, et al. (1995). Sharing of Sleeping Sites Between Aotus vociferans with Other Mammals in the Peruvian Amazon. Primates 36(2): 281-287. {a} IVITA, PO Box 575, Iquitos, Peru
Gragson, T. L. (1992). The use of palms by the Pume Indians of Southwestern Venezuela. Principes 36(3): 133-142.
Bodmer, R. E. (1990). Fruit patch size and frugivory in the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris). Journal Of Zoology 222(1): 121-128.
Bodmer, R. E. (1989). Frugivory in Amazonian Artiodactyla: Evidence for the evolution of the ruminant stomach. Journal Of Zoology 219(3): 457-468.
Peters, C. M., M. J. Balick, et al. (1989). Oligarchic forest of economic plants in Amazonia: Utilization and conservation of an important tropical resource. Conservation Biology 3(4): 341-349.
Vegas, V. T., J. E. Paolini, et al. (1988). Differentiation of some Venezuelan blackwater rivers based upon physico-chemical properties of their humic substances. Biogeochemistry 6(1): 59-77.
Lognay, G., E. Trevejo, et al. (1987). Investigations on Mauritia flexuosa L. oil. Grasas Y Aceites 38(5): 303-306.
De, S. S. (1982). Anatomical comments on 3 species of Raphia from Benin: Raphia hookeri, Raphia vinifera and Raphia sudanica. Bulletin De L'Institut Fondamental D'Afrique Noire Serie A Sciences Naturelles 44(3-4): 280-294.
D'Alessandro, A., P. Barreto, et al. (1084). Epidemiology of Trypanosoma cruzi in the Oriental plains of Colombia. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 33(6): 1084-1095.
Storti, E. F. Floral biology of Mauritia flexuosa Lin Fil in Manaus, AM, Brazil. Acta Amazonica 23(4): 371-381. Trabalho Financiado Parcialmente pela Fundacao Banco do Brasil Convenio n. 10/1582-Inst. Nacional de Pesquiscas da Amazonia, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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