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.


Nelumbo nucifera

 

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

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): east indian lotus syn lien syn padma syn ho-hua
Crop Use(s): root=vegetable
Reference Source(s): rehm
Number of Papers/Mentions: 53

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

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Blaylock, A. J. and R. S. Seymour (2000). Diaphragmatic nets prevent water invasion of gas canals in Nelumbo nucifera. Aquatic Botany. May 67(1): 53-59. {a} Department of Environmental Biology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia

Pan, W. b. and Q. h. Cai (2000). Preliminary studies on fractal character of horizontal pattern of Ass. Nelumbo nucifera in Baoan Lake. Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica. [print] Sept 24(5): 405-411. {a} State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China

Seymour, R. S. and A. J. Blaylock (2000). Stigma peroxidase activity in association with thermogenesis in Nelumbo nucifera. Aquatic Botany. [print] June 67(2): 155-159. {a} Department of Environmental Biology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia

Sun, K. L., M. Wang, et al. (2000). Studies on the primary vascular system of the seedling of Nelumbo nucifera. Acta Botanica Yunnanica. [print] Aug 22(3): 286-290. {a} College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100094, China

Asami, I., O. R. Ito, et al. (1999). Multiplication rate of multiple bud and repeated node culture and growth control of plantlet by growth retardant in lotus (Nelumbo nucifera GAERTN). Research Bulletin of the Aichi ken Agricultural Research Center. [print] Dec 31: 57-64. {a} Aichi-ken Agricultural Research Center, 1-1 Sagamine Yazako, Nagakute-cho, Aichi-ken, 480-1193, Japan

Baldina, E. A., L. J. De, et al. (1999). Vegetation change in the Astrakhanskiy Biosphere Reserve (Lower Volga Delta, Russia) in relation to Caspian Sea level fluctuation. Environmental Conservation. Sept. 26(3): 169-178. {a} International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences, 7500 AA, Enschede, Netherlands

Chin, L. W., Y. H. Mon, et al. (1999). Toxicity of insecticides for Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on lotus. Zhonghua Kunchong. Dec. 19(4): 377-380. {a} Department of Applied Zoology, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan

Kreunen, S. S. and J. M. Osborn (1999). Pollen and anther development in Nelumbo (Nelumbonaceae). American Journal of Botany. Dec. 86(12): 1662-1676. {a} Division of Science, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, 63501-4221, USA

Liou, B. K., H. Y. Chen, et al. (1999). Antioxidative activity of the methanolic extracts from various traditionally edible plants. Journal of the Chinese Agricultural Chemical Society. March 37(1): 105-116. {a} Department of Food Science, National Chung-Hsing University, 250 Kuokuang Road, Taichung, Taiwan, 402, China

Mastrantuono, L. and T. Mancinelli (1999). Long-term changes of zoobenthic fauna and submerged vegetation in the shallow Lake Monterosi (Italy). Limnologica . May 29(2): 160-167. {a} Department of Animal and Human Biology, University of Rome, Viale dell'Universita 32, 00185, Rome, Italy

Perveen, A. (1999). A palynological survey of aquatic flora of Karachi-Pakistan. Turkish Journal of Botany 23(5): 309-317. {a} Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan

Snyder, G. H., C. W. Deren, et al. (1999). Wetland crops versus wetland drainage. Hortscience 34(1): 46-49. {a} Univ. Fla., Everglades Res. Educ. Cent., P.O. Box 8003, Belle Glade, FL 33430, USA

Tang, C. Q., B. Y. Zuo, et al. (1999). Changes of cholorophyll-protein complexes and photosynthetic activities of chloroplasts from lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) seeds germinating in light. Acta Botanica Sinica. June 41(6): 608-612. {a} Department of photosynthesis, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China

Tang, P. H., H. Jiang, et al. (1999). Major subunits and accumulation pattern of lotus storage proteins. Acta Botanica Sinica. Feb. 41(2): 176-180. {a} Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Beijing, 100093, China

Vajpayee, P., S. C. Sharma, et al. (1999). Bioaccumulation of chromium and toxicity to photosynthetic pigments, nitrate reductase activity and protein content of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. Chemosphere . Nov. 39(12): 2159-2169. {a} Environmental Sciences Division, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India

Yaru, B. T., R. T. Buckney, et al. (1999). Plant-metal interactions in contaminated freshwater sediments of the Fly River Flood Plain, Papua New Guinea: Copper. Lakes Reservoirs Research and Management. March June 4(1-2): 29-40. {a} Niugini Environmental Consultants, 1/342 Mowbray Road, Artarmon, 2064, Papua New, Guinea

Kanazawa, A., S. Watanabe, et al. (1998). Phylogenetic relationships in the genus Nelumbo based on polymorphism and quantitative variations in mitochondrial DNA. Genes and Genetic Systems 73(1): 39-44. {a} Lab. Radiation Genetics, Grad. Sch. Agric. Life Sci., Univ. Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan

Kasumi, M. and F. Sakuma (1998). Flowering, pollination, fertilization, and seed formation in lotus rhizome plant. Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science 67(4): 595-599. Plant-Biotechnol. Inst., Ibaraki Agric. Cent., Ago, Iwama, Nishiibaraki, Ibaraki 319-0292, Japan

Kim, H., M. J. Song, et al. (1998). Genetic variation analysis of Korean lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 28(4): 343-355. {a} Sch. Life Sci., Jeonju Univ., Chonju 560-759, South Korea

Li, Z. K., C. Y. Liu, et al. (1998). Selection of somaclonal variants of lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) by lysine plus threonine stressing. Journal of Plant Resources and Environment 7(1): 15-19. Wuhan Inst. Bot., Chinese Acad. Sci., Wuhan 430074, China

Ono, H., S. Tesaki, et al. (1998). 6-methylsulfinylhexyl isothiocyanate and its homologues as food-originated compounds with antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry 62(2): 363-365. {a} Skylark Food Sci. Inst., Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-01, Japan

Ram, R. L. and V. Saha (1998). Ethnobotanical wealth of Ranchi District, Bihar II: Herbal Medicinal plants used in dysentery. Bionature 18(1): 13-15. {a} 21/11, Univ. Colony, Bariatu, Ranchi-834009, India

Seymour, R. S. and M. P. Schultze (1998). Physiological temperature regulation by flowers of the sacred lotus. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B Biological Sciences 353(1371): 935-943. {a} Dep. Zool., Univ. Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia

Seymour, R. S., M. P. Schultze, et al. (1998). Heat production by sacred lotus flowers depends on ambient temperature, not light cycle. Journal of Experimental Botany 49(324): 1213-1217. {a} Dep. Zool., Univ. Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia

Xu, Z. L. and C. M. Chen (1998). Ethnobotany of lotus: On economical and plant cultural values. Journal of Plant Resources and Environment 7(4): 47-51. {a} Inst. Bot., Jiangsu Province and Chinese Acad. Sci., Nanjing 210014, China

Zou, Y. P., M. L. Cai, et al. (1998). RAPD analysis of germplasm in ancient "Taizi lotus" and modern Chinese lotus. Acta Botanica Sinica 40(2): 163-168. {a} Lab. Syst. and Evol. Bot., Inst. Bot., Chinese Acad. Sci., Beijing 100093, China

Barthlott, W. and C. Neinhuis (1997). Purity of the sacred lotus, or escape from contamination in biological surfaces. Planta Heidelberg 202(1): 1-8. Bot. Inst., Botanischer Garten der Univ. Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 170, D-53115 Bonn, Germany

Lee, K. H., H. J. Lee, et al. (1997). Screening of prolyl endopeptidase inhibitors from natural products. Yakhak Hoeji 41(2): 153-160. Dep. Agricultural Chemistry, Coll. Agriculture, Kyungpook National Univ., Taggu 702-701, South Korea

Ma, J., G. Yan, et al. (1997). Restoration and structural optimization of aquatic vegetation in enclosure and fence in East Lake of Wuhan. Yingyong Shengtai Xuebao 8(5): 535-540. {a} Henan Normal Univ., Xinxing 453002, China

Mukherjee, P. K., K. Saha, et al. (1997). Studies on the anti-inflammatory activity of rhizomes of Nelumbo nucifera. Planta Medica 63(4): 367-369. {a} Dep. Pharm. Technol., Fac. Eng. Technol., Jadavpur Univ., Calcutta 700 032, India

Mukherjee, P. K., K. Saha, et al. (1997). Effect of Nelumbo nucifera rhizome extract on blood sugar level in rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 58(3): 207-213. {a} Dep. Pharm. Technol., Fac. Eng. Technol., Jadavpur Univ., Calcutta 700 032, India

Nohara, S. and M. Kimura (1997). Growth characteristics of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. in response to water depth and flooding. Ecological Research 12(1): 11-20. {a} Div. Environ. Biol., Natl. Inst. Environ. Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan

Seymour, R. S. (1997). Plants that warm themselves. Scientific American 276(3): 104-109. Univ. Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Van, B. P. F., P. G. Hatcher, et al. (1997). Macromolecular composition of the propagule wall of Nelumbo nucifera. Phytochemistry Oxford 45(3): 601-610. {a} Organic Geochemistry Unit, Sch. Chem., Univ. Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK

Yu, J. and W. S. Hu (1997). Effects of neferine on platelet aggregation in rabbits. Yaoxue Xuebao 32(1): 1-4. Dep. Pharmacol., Tongji Med. Univ., Wuhan 430030, China

Zuo, B. Y., G. Q. Li, et al. (1997). Changes of freeze-fracture ultrastructure and 27 kD polypeptide of photosynthetic membranes during the germination of lotus seeds under light. Acta Botanica Sinica 39(12): 1138-1142. Inst. Bot., Chinese Acad. Sci., Beijing 100093, China

Bazzanti, M., M. Seminara, et al. (1996). Environmental quality assessment of Lake Monterosi (Central Italy) by means of profundal macrobenthic community. Rivista di Idrobiologia 35(1-3): 15-30. Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e dell'Uomo, Universita di Roma "La Sapienza", Viale dell'Universita 32, 00185 Roma, Italy

Grosse, W. (1996). The mechanism of thermal transpiration (equal thermal osmosis). Aquatic Botany 54(2-3): 101-110. Botanical Inst., Gyrhofstrasse 15-17, Univ. Koeln, D-50923 Koeln, Germany

Gupta, M., U. K. Mazumder, et al. (1996). Antisteroidogenic effect of the seed extract of Nelumbo nucifera in the testis and the ovary of the rat. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 58(6): 236-242. {a} Div. Pharmaceutical Chem. Pharmacology, Div. Pharmaceutical Technol., Jadavpur Univ., Calcutta 700 032, India

Hanashiro, I., J. I. Abe, et al. (1996). A periodic distribution of the chain length of amylopectin as revealed by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography. Carbohydrate Research 283: 151-159. {a} Dep. Biochem. Sci. and Technol., Fac. Agric., Kagoshima Univ., Kagoshima 890, Japan

Ibrahim, N. and E. W. El (1996). Protein content and amino acid composition of Nelumbo nucifera seeds and its evaluation as hypoglycaemic agent. Egyptian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 37(1-6): 635-641. {a} Pharm. Sci. Dep., Natl. Res. Cent., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

Maeda, Y., T. Minamikawa, et al. (1996). Metabolic activities in germinated ancient lotus seeds. Journal of Experimental Botany 47(297): 577-582. {a} Dep. Biol., Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-ohsawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-03, Japan

Mukherjee, P. K., J. Das, et al. (1996). Antipyretic activity of Nelumbo nucifera rhizome extract. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 34(3): 275-276. {a} Dep. Pharm. Technol., Fac. Eng. Technol., Jadavpur Univ., Calcutta 700 032, India

Mukherjee, P. K., S. N. Giri, et al. (1996). Pharmaceutical application of starch isolated from Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn (Fam. Nymphaeaceae). Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 58(2): 59-66. {a} Dep. Pharm. Technol., Fac. Engineering Technol., Jadavpur Univ., Calcutta 700 032, India

Mukherjee, P. K., K. Saha, et al. (1996). Studies on psychopharmacological effects of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. rhizome extract. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 54(2-3): 63-67. {a} Dep. Pharmaceutical Technology, Fac. Eng. Technology, Jadavpur Univ., Calcutta 700 032, India

Nohara, S. (1996). Growth of the Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera GAERTN) and the influence of tuber density on foliage structure and biomass. Japanese Journal of Limnology 57(3): 235-243. Div. Environmental Biol., The National Inst. Environmental Studies, Onogwa 16-2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, USA

Nohara, S. and T. Iwakuma (1996). Pesticide residues in water and an aquatic plant, Nelumbo nucifera, in a river mouth at Lake Kasumigaura, Japan. Chemosphere 33(7): 1409-1416. Environ. Biol. Div., Natl. Inst. Environ. Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan

Schneider, E. L. and S. Carlquist (1996). Vessels in Nelumbo (Nelumbonaceae). American Journal of Botany 83(9): 1101-1106. {a} Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, USA

Titova, G. E. and T. B. Batygina (1996). Is the embryo of nymphaealean plants (Nymphaeales S.L.) a dicotyledonous? Phytomorphology 46(2): 171-190. Komarov Bot. Inst., Russ. Acad. Sci., Prof. Popov Str. 2, St. Petersburg 197376, Russia

Wassel, G., A. Saeed, et al. (1996). Flavonoids of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. and biological evaluation. Egyptian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 37(1-6): 585-596. {a} Pharm. Sci. Dep., Natl. Res. Cent., Dokki, Egypt

Yoshizaki, F., T. Komatsu, et al. (1996). Survey of crude drugs effective in eliminating superoxides in blood plasma of mice. International Journal of Pharmacognosy 34(4): 277-282. {a} Tohoku Coll. Pharm., 4-1 Komatsushima 4-chome, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981, Japan

Hime, G., L. Prior, et al. (1995). The Drosophila melanogaster genome contains a member of the Rh/T-2/S-glycoprotein family of ribonuclease-encoding genes. Gene Amsterdam 158(2): 203-207. {a} Dep. Genetics, Univ. Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia

Jetter, R. and M. Riederer (1995). In vitro reconstitution of epicuticular wax crystals: Formation of tubular aggregates by long-chain secondary alkanediols. Botanica Acta 108(2): 111-120. {a} Julius-von-Sachs-Inst. Biowissenschaften, Lehrstuhl Botanik II, Univ. Wuerzburg, Mittlerer Dallenbergweg 64, D-97082 Wuerzburg, Germany

Kolbek, J. and J. Dostalek (1995). Vegetation of water basins in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. Thaiszia 5(2): 121-130. Dep. Geobot., Inst. Bot., Acad. Sci. Czech Republic, 252 43 Pruhonice, Czech Republic

La, C. B., P. Molgaard, et al. (1995). Traditional Chinese medicine in treatment of hyperlipidaemia. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 46(2): 125-129. {a} Dep. Pharmacognosy, 2 Universitetsparken, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark

Minamikawa, T., Y. Maeda, et al. (1995). Ancient lotus seeds preserve activity of starch phosphorylase. Naturwissenschaften 82(8): 375-376. {a} Dep. Biol., Tokyo Metropolitan Univ., Minami-ohsawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-03, Japan

Mukherjee, P. K., J. Das, et al. (1995). Antidiarrhoeal evaluation of Nelumbo nucifera rhizome extract. Indian Journal of Pharmacology 27(4): 262-264. {a} Dep. Pharmacol., Dr. B.C. Roy P.G. Inst. Basic Med. Sci., Univ. Coll. Med., 244B, Acharya J.C. Bose Road, Calcutta-700 020, India

Saeed, A., G. M. Wassel, et al. (1995). The essential oil of Nymphaea hybrida Tach. V. and Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. Egyptian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 36(1-6): 353-359. {a} Dep. Pharmaceutical Sci., Natl. Res. Cent., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

Shen, M. J., M. B. Mudgett, et al. (1995). Exceptional seed longevity and robust growth: Ancient Sacred Lotus from China. American Journal of Botany 82(11): 1367-1380. {a} Dep. Biol., Univ. California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA

Hamana, K., S. Matsuzaki, et al. (1994). Distribution of unusual polyamines in aquatic plants and gramineous seeds. Canadian Journal of Botany 72(8): 1114-1120. {a} Coll. Med. Care Technol., Gunma Univ., Maebashi, Gunma 371, Japan

Baier, W. R. and G. Heinrich (1993). Gas-liquid chromatographic analyses of the water-soluble compound of plant latices. Phyton Horn 33(1): 77-85. {a} Inst. Pflanzenphysiologie der Univ. Graz, Schubertstrasse 51, A-8010 Graz, Austria

Hu, X., B. Zhou, et al. (1993). Quantitative determination of liensinine in the embryo nelumbinis (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) by TLC-scanning. China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 18(3): 167-168, 192. People's Hosp. Hubei Province, Wuhan 430060

Liu, Y. M. and S. J. Sheu (1993). Determination of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine in Chinese herbal preparations by capillary electrophoresis. Journal of Chromatography 637(2): 219-223. {a} Dep. Chem., Natl. Taiwan Normal Univ., 88, Sec. 5, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan

Matthews, P. D. and G. J. Haas (1993). Antimicrobial activity of some edible plants: Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), coffee, and others. Journal of Food Protection 56(1): 66-68. {a} Dep. Biological Sciences, Lehman Coll. City Univ. NY, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10458, USA

Morozova, N. M. and e. V. E. Vasil (1993). The problem of long-term seed viability in Nelumbo nucifera (Nelumbonaceae). Botanicheskii Zhurnal St Petersburg 78(8): 47-50. V.L. Komarov Bot. Inst., Russ. Acad. Sci., St. Petersburg, Russia

Suthienkul, O., O. Miyazaki, et al. (1993). Retroviral reverse transcriptase inhibitory activity in Thai herbs and spices: Screening with moloney murine leukemia viral enzyme. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 24(4): 751-755. {a} Dep. Microbiol., Fac. Public Health, Mahidol Univ., Rajavithi Rd., Bangkok 10400, Thailand

Tang, C. Q., G. Q. Li, et al. (1993). Studies on photosynthetic characteristics of chloroplast from lotus during germination. Acta Botanica Sinica 35(5): 349-355. Dep. Photosynthesis, Inst. Botany, Academic Sinica, Beijing 100044, China

Wang, J. L., Y. Nong, et al. (1993). Effects of linesinine on slow action potentials in myocardium and slow inward current in canine cardiac Purkinje fibers. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 28(11): 812-816. Dep. Pharmacol., Tongji Med. Univ., Wuhan 430030, China

Mazumder, U. K., M. Gupta, et al. (1992). Antifertility activity of seed of Nelumbo nucifera in mice. Indian Journal Of Experimental Biology 30(6): 533-534.

Shi, G. X., X. S. Xu, et al. (1992). Ultrastructure of protein bodies and plastids in cotyledon of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. at seed germination. Acta Botanica Sinica 34(2): 101-106.

Snigirevskaya, N. S. (1992). The leaf dimorphism and the cotyledon nature in Nelumbo (Nelumbonaceae). Botanicheskii Zhurnal St Petersburg 77(12): 1-6. V.L. Komarov Bot. Inst., Acad. Sci. Russ., St. Petersburg, Russia

Suzuki, A., M. Kaneyama, et al. (1992). Characterization of lotus starch. Cereal Chemistry 69(3): 309-315.

Wang, J. L., Y. Nong, et al. (1992). Effects of liensinine on haemodynamics in rats and the physiologic properties of isolated rabbit atria. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 27(12): 881-885. Dep. Pharmacology, Tongji Med. Univ., Hankou 430030, China

Yamamoto, Y. and O. Matsumoto (1992). Immature embryo culture of east Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn). Bulletin of the Yamaguchi Agricultural Experiment Station(44): 11-16. Yamaguchi Agric. Experiment Stn., Ouchi Mihori, Yamaguchi shi, Yamaguchi-ken, Japan

Zuo, B. Y., G. Q. Li, et al. (1992). Changes of thylakoid membrane stacks and ChL a/b ratio of chloroplast from sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) seeds during their germination under light. Acta Botanica Sinica 34(9): 645-650. Inst. Bot., Academia Sinica, Beijing 100044, China

Nohara, S. (1991). A study on annual changes in surface cover of floating-leaved plants in a lake using aerial photography. Vegetatio 97(2): 125-136.

Peerally, A. (1991). Cylindrocladium hawksworthii, new species pathogenic on water-lilies in Mauritius. Mycotaxon 40: 367-376.

Qu, X. and Y. Zhao (1991). The preliminary study on formation of yield and characteristics of needing fertilizers of lotus rhizome without flower. Acta Horticulturae Sinica 18(4): 335-339.

Tsuchiya, T. (1991). Leaf life span of floating-leaved plants. Vegetatio 97(2): 149-160.

Zuo, B. Y., G. Z. Jiang, et al. (1991). Ultrastructural development of chloroplast in sacred lotus embryo bud under invisible light. Acta Botanica Sinica 33(3): 169-175.

Li, G. R., J. Q. Qian, et al. (1990). Effects of neferine on the heart conduction system in anesthetized rabbits. Zhongguo Yaolixue Yu Dulixue Zazhi 4(4): 241-243.

Li, G. R., J. Q. Qian, et al. (1990). Effects of neferine on heart electromechanical activity in anesthetized cats. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica 11(2): 158-161.

Ling, L. K. H. (1990). Calcium oxalate crystals in the leaves of Nelumbo nucifera and Nymphaea tetragona. Taiwania 35(3): 178-190.

Milberg, P. (1990). What is the maximum longevity of seeds? Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift 84(5): 323-352.

Nohara, S. and T. Tsuchiya (1990). Effects of water level fluctuation on the growth of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. in Lake Kasumigaura, Japan. Ecological Research 5(2): 237-252.

Sun, D. L. (1990). Dynamic change of amyloplast DNA in developing cotyledon cells of lotus. Acta Botanica Sinica 32(5): 355-360.

Yamamoto, Y. and O. Matsumoto (1990). In vitro induction of tetraploid plants in lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn) and their characteristics. Bulletin Of The Yamaguchi Agricultural Experiment Station(42): 7-12.

Yamato, Y. and O. Matsumoto (1990). Tissue culture of lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn): II. Propagation, acclimatization and productivity of cultured plantlets. Bulletin Of The Yamaguchi Agricultural Experiment Station(42): 1-6.

Chen, W. P. and S. M. Zhang (1989). The structure, elongation and thickening of rhizome in Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. Acta Botanica Sinica 31(3): 191-197.

Hu, W. S., L. J. Guo, et al. (1989). Hemodynamic effects of neferine on normotensive and hypertensive rats. Zhongguo Yaolixue Yu Dulixue Zazhi 3(1): 43-48.

Ishida, H., T. Umino, et al. (1989). Studies on the antihemorrhagic substances in herbs classified as hemostatics in Chinese medicine: X. On hemostatic activities of the parched herbs for hemostatics. Yakugaku Zasshi 109(3): 179-183.

Li, G. R., X. G. Li, et al. (1989). Effects of neferine on transmembrane potentials of guinea pig myocardium. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica 10(5): 406-410.

Li, G. R., X. G. Li, et al. (1989). Effects of neferine on transmembrane potential in rabbit sinoatrial nodes and clusters of cultured myocardial cells from neonatal rats. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica 10(4): 328-331.

Qin, Z. Z., X. H. Tang, et al. (1989). Nucleic acid and protein contents in relation to embryogenesis of lotus. Acta Phytophysiologica Sinica 15(4): 333-339.

Tang, P. H., D. L. Sun, et al. (1989). Light and electron microscopic observation on the developing pattern of cotyledons of Nelumbo nucifera. Acta Botanica Sinica 31(10): 750-756.

Tsuchiya, T. and S. Nohara (1989). Growth and life span of the leaves of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. in Lake Kasumigaura, Japan. Aquatic Botany 36(1): 87-96.

Chochiya, K. A. (1988). Embryology of the lotus. Soobshcheniya Akademii Nauk Gruzinskoi Ssr 130(1): 169-172.

Ishida, H., T. Umino, et al. (1988). Studies on the antihemorrhagic substances in herbs classified as hemostatics in Chinese medicine: VIII. On the antihemorrhagic principle in nelumbins receptaculum. Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin 36(11): 4585-4587.

Li, G. R., F. H. Lue, et al. (1988). Effects of neferine on physiologic properties and the dose-effect response of isoprenaline and calcium in guinea pig atria. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 23(4): 241-245.

Li, G. R., J. Q. Qian, et al. (1988). Effects of neferine on isolated rabbit myocardium. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica 9(2): 139-142.

Mevi, S. J. and W. Grosse (1988). A two-way gas transport system in Nelumbo nucifera. Plant Cell And Environment 11(1): 27-34.

Patnaik, S., T. Ramaprabhu, et al. (1988). Studies on aquatic weed management in a fish culture tank. Journal Of The Inland Fisheries Society Of India 20(2): 54-60.

Tang, P. H. (1988). Scanning electron microscopic observations on development and structure of pericarp of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. Acta Botanica Sinica 30(3): 248-253.

Yamamoto, Y. and O. Matsumoto (1988). Tissue culture of lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn): I. Culture media for inducing plantlet from apical meristem. Bulletin Of The Yamaguchi Agricultural Experiment Station(40): 44-48.

Vasilyeva, V. E., T. B. Batygina, et al. (1987). Morpho-physiological correlations in the development of the reproductive structures of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. Phytomorphology 37(4): 349-358.

Chen, W. P. and S. M. Zhang (1986). Peltate leaf development in Brasenia schreberi. Acta Botanica Sinica 28(4): 341-348.

Ito, M. (1986). Studies in the floral morphology and anatomy of Nymphaeales: IV. Floral anatomy of Nelumbo nucifera. Acta Phytotaxonomica Et Geobotanica 37(1-3): 82-96.

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Index of common names:
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