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.

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Ornithogalum umbellatum

 

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

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): dove's dung syn star-of-behlehem (poison)
Crop Use(s): root
Reference Source(s): Sturtevant
Number of papers/mentions: 22

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.]

Kepczynski, K. and B. Peplinska (1998). Flora of the peat bog near Ludomy and Lipa. Acta Universitatis Nicolai Copernici Biologia 50: 169-199.

Demars, B. G. (1996). Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal status of spring ephemerals in two Ohio forests. Ohio Journal of Science 96(4-5): 97-99. Biol. Dep., Lakeland Community Coll., 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, OH 44094, USA

Kepczynski, K. and B. Peplinska (1995). New localities of protected and rare plant species of the surrounding area of Rogozno Wielkopolskie (Part 1). Acta Universitatis Nicolai Copernici Biologia 48: 177-183.

Nayak, S. and S. Sen (1995). Rapid and stable propagation of Ornithogalum umbellatum L. in long term culture. Plant Cell Reports 15(1-2): 150-153. {a} Aromatic Med. Plant Div., Regional Res. Lab., Bhubaneswar-751 013, Orissa, India

Nayak, S. and S. Sen (1995). In vitro propagation of Ornithogalum umbellatum through direct organogenesis. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 33(2): 144-146. {a} Aromatic Med. Plants Div., Regional Res. Lab., Bhubaneswar 751 013, India

Demars, B. G. (1994). Star-of-Bethlehem, Ornithogalum umbellatum L. (Liliaceae): An invasive, naturalized plant in woodlands of Ohio. Natural Areas Journal 14(4): 306-307. Dep. Plant Biol., The Ohio State Univ., 1735 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA

Moret, J. (1992). Numerical taxonomy applied to a study of some ploidy levels within the Ornithogalum umbellatum complex (Hyacinthaceae) in France. Nordic Journal Of Botany 12(2): 183-195.

Wallwork, H., P. Preece, et al. (1992). Puccinia hordei on barley and Ornithogalum umbellatum in South Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology 21(3): 95-97. {a} South Australian Dep. Agric., Waite Agric. Research Inst., Glen Osmond, South Aust. 5064

Mezev, K. G. N. (1991). Population biology of Ornithogalum umbellatum and prospects for its survival in Transcarpathian Oblast. Ekologiya(3): 16-21.

Moret, J. (1991). The reproductive strategies of the polyploid complex Ornithogalum umbellatum (Hyacinthaceae) in France. Bulletin Du Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle Section B Adansonia Botanique Phytochimie 13(1-2): 25-46.

Moret, J., Y. Favereau, et al. (1991). A biometric study of the Ornithogalum umbellatum (Hyacinthaceae) complex in France. Plant Systematics And Evolution 175(1-2): 73-86.

Speta, F. (1991). Ornithogalum macrum new species Speta (Hyacinthaceae), a new remarkable species from Turkey. Folia Geobotanica Et Phytotaxonomica 26(3): 349-355.

Azzioui, O., R. L. Braemer, et al. (1989). C-Glucosylflavones in the genus Ornithogalum. Biochemical Systematics And Ecology 17(6): 449-450.

Mezev, K. G. N., V. V. Krichfalushiy, et al. (1989). Studies of the population biology of Ornithogalum umbellatum L. (Liliaceae) for developing a strategy for the survival of the species in Transcarpathian oblast (Ukrainian SSR, USSR). Tiscia 24: 3-10.

Wilmanns, O. (1989). Communities and strategy types of plants of central European vineyards. Phytocoenologia 18(1): 83-128.

Moret, J., H. Couderc, et al. (1988). Morphological variability in the Moroccan taxa in the subgenus Heliocharmos of the genus Ornithogalum: A biometric study. Canadian Journal Of Botany 66(11): 2178-2186.

Skroch, W. A., S. L. Warren, et al. (1988). Phytotoxicity of herbicides to spring flowering bulbs. Journal Of Environmental Horticulture 6(4): 109-113.

Krichfalushii, V. V., K. H. M. Mezev, et al. (1987). Ephemeroids of the Ukrainian Carpathians (USSR): Biomorphological characteristics, preservation and prospects for using them. Ukrayins'Kyi Botanichnyi Zhurnal 44(2): 83-85.

Kricsfalusy, V. V., V. I. Komendar, et al. (1987). Study of the reproductive biology of ephemeroids of the Tisza River basin (Transcarpathian Oblast (Ukrainian SSR, USSR)). Tiscia 22: 61-74.

Mezev, K. H. M. (1987). Seed productivity of Ornithogallum umbellatum L. (Liliaceae) in the Transcarpathian Oblast (Ukrainian SSR, USSR). Ukrayins'Kyi Botanichnyi Zhurnal 44(4): 51-53.

Moret, J. (1987). Contribution of numerical taxonomy to our knowledge of the genus Ornithogalum L. in Morocco: Relations between the subspecies of Ornithogalum umbellatum L. Bulletin De La Societe Botanique De France Lettres Botaniques 134(2): 155-164.

Ruiz, R. C., R. Lozano, et al. (1987). Polysomy and supernumerary chromosomes in Ornithogalum umbellatum L. (Liliaceae). Genome 29(1): 19-25.

Van, R. L. D. W. and J. Heringa (1987). Biosystematic studies on the umbellatum-angustifolium complex in the genus Ornithogalum (Liliaceae): III. Morphological analysis. Nordic Journal Of Botany 7(6): 631-638.

Komendar, V. I. and G. N. Mezev (1986). Distribution and biomorphological features of Ornithogalum umbellatum L. Rastitel'Nye Resursy 22(4): 497-504.

Mezev, H. M. (1986). Embryological study of Ornithogalum umbellatum L. (Liliaceae) from Transcarpathian Oblast (Ukrainian SSR, USSR). Ukrayins'Kyi Botanichnyi Zhurnal 43(6): 20-23.

Moret, J. and H. Couderc (1986). Contribution of karyology to the systematic knowledge of the Ornithogalum L. genus in North Africa: The Heliocharmos Baker subgenus. Caryologia 39(3-4): 259-272.

Van, R. L. W. D. (1986). Biosystematic studies on the umbellatum-angustifolium complex of the genus Ornithogalum: (Liliaceae): II. Genome characterization and evolution. Nordic Journal Of Botany 6(5): 525-544.

Couderc, H., R. Gorenflot, et al. (1985). Characteristics and consequences of the chromosomal variation in Ornithogalum divergens. Bulletin De La Societe Botanique De France Actualites Botaniques 132(2): 63-72.

Van, R. L. W. D. (1985). Crossing and selfing experiments in the Ornithogalum umbellatum and Ornithogalum angustifolium complex. Plant Systematics And Evolution 150(3-4): 179-190.

Van, R. L. W. D. (1985). Pollen fertility and seed formation in the Ornithogalum umbellatum and Ornithogalum angustifolium complex (Liliaceae, Schilloideae). Plant Systematics And Evolution 149(3-4): 287-298.

Van, R. L. W. D. (1984). Differential staining of Ornithogalum chromosomes. Proceedings Of The Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie Van Wetenschappen Series C Biological And Medical Sciences 87(4): 483-491.

Moret, J. and N. Galland (1787). Characterization of taxa of the genus Ornithogalum, subgenus Heliocharmos (Hyacinthaceae), in North Africa and France: Morphological and biogeographic analysis. Canadian Journal Of Botany 69(8): 1787-1794.

Guervin, C., C. C. Le, et al. Intra-individual variations of chromosomes and DNA content in meristems of adventitious roots of Ornithogalum umbellatum L. Caryologia 47(3-4): 315-323. {a} Lab. Biol. Veg., Univ. Paris VI, 75005-Paris, France

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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