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.

Oenocarpus bacaba

 

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

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): turu palm syn bacaba
Crop Use(s): oil crop
Reference Source(s): rehm, brucher, sturtevant
Number of Papers/Mentions: 2

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.]

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

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

Valle, F. L. and G. T. Prance (1998). Species richness and floristic composition in four hectares in the Jau National Park in upland forests in Central Amazonia. Biodiversity and Conservation 7(10): 1349-1364. {a} Projeto Dinamica Biologica de Fragmentos Florestais (PDBFF), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (INPA), Manaus, AM, Brazil

Lubrano, C. and J. R. Robin (1997). Major compounds study in fruit pulp oils of six Guiana palms species. Acta Botanica Gallica 144(4): 495-499. Cent. Recherche Yves Rocher, 101 quai Roosevelt, F-92444 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex, France

Mambrim, M. C. T. and A. D. Barrera (1997). Characterization of palm tree fruit oils from brazilian Amazonia region. Grasas y Aceites 48(3): 154-158. Lab. Oleos Gorduras, FEA/UNICAMP, Caixa Postal 6091, 13081 970 Campinas, SP, Brazil

Bernal, R. G., G. Galeano, et al. (1991). Notes on Oenocarpus (Palmae) in the Colombian Amazon. Brittonia 43(3): 154-164.

Tostain, O. (1988). The nest and eggs of the calfbird Perissocephalus tricolor (Cotingidae), in French Guiana. Alauda 56(2): 153-158.

Balick, M. J. (1985). Taxonomy of the Oenocarpus Jessenia (Palmae) complex in Brazil. Acta Amazonica 15(1-2 Suppl): 87-114.

Goldblatt, P. and T. A. Le Pollen morphology of Madagascan Aristea and Geosiris (Iridaceae-Nivenioideae) in relation to systematics and phylogeny. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section B Adansonia Botanique Phytochimie 14(2): 223-233. {a} Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 229, St. Louis, Mo. 63166-0229, USA

Jardim, M. A. G. and P. J. Stewart Ethnobotanical and ecological aspects of palms in the municipality of Novo Airao, Amazonas State, Brazil. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Serie Botanica 10(1): 69-76. {a} Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Dep. Bot., Caixa Postal 399, CEP 66.040-170, Belem, Para, Brazil

Index of botanical names:
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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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