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.
Your attention is drawn to this species' potential as a
weed.Pereskia aculeata
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Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)
Common Name(s):
west indian gooseberry syn barbados gooseberry syn lemon vineReferences
(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.]Merce, A. L. R., J. S. Landaluze, et al. (2001). Complexes of arabinogalactan of Pereskia aculeata and Co2+, Cu2+, Mn2+, and Ni2+. Bioresource Technology. [print] 76(1): 29-37. {a} Departamento de Quimica, Centro Politecnico, Universidade Federal do Parana, CEP: 81531-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
Garcia, M., M. Lapp, et al. (2000). Comparative foliar anatomy in four species of the genus Pereskia (Cactaceae). Ernstia . [print] Marzo 10(1): 27-41. {a} Facultad de Agronomia, Instituto de Botanica Agricola, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Maracay, 2101, Venezuela
Martin, C. E. and R. S. Wallace (2000). Photosynthetic pathway variation in leafy members of two subfamilies of the Cactaceae. International Journal of Plant Sciences. [print] July 161(4): 639-650. {a} Department of Botany, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 66045-2106, USA
Gehrig, H. H., V. Heute, et al. (1998). Toward a better knowledge of the molecular evolution of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase by comparison of partial cDNA sequences. Journal of Molecular Evolution 46(1): 107-114. {a} Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, FB10, Schnittspahnstr. 10, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Mauseth, J. D. and J. V. Landrum (1997). Relictual vegetative anatomical characters in Cactaceae: The genus Pereskia. Journal of Plant Research 110(1097): 55-64. Dep. Botany, Univ. Texas, Austin, TX 78713, USA
Pedroni, F. and M. Sanchez (1997). Seed dispersal of Pereskia aculeata Muller (Cactaceae) in a forest fragment in southeast Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Biologia 57(3): 479-486. {a} Dep. Bot., Inst. Biol., UNICAMP, C.P. 6109, 13081-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
Ideker, J. (1996). Pereskia aculeata (Cactaceae), in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. SIDA Contributions to Botany 17(2): 527-528. Native Plant Project, P.O. Box 1433, Edinburgh, TX 78540-1433, USA
Santos, F. D. A. R. D., Francisco, et al. (1996). Pollen flora of the nature reserve "Parque Estadual das Fontes do Ipiranga" (Sao Paulo, Brazil): Family: 125-Cactaceae. Hoehnea 23(1): 123-129. Dep. Ciencias Biol., Univ. Estadual Feira Santana, Av. Universitaria s/n, 44031-460 Feira Santana, BA, Brazil
Wang, S. H., J. L. R. Ascheri, et al. (1996). Technological and sensory characteristics of noodles fortified with different levels of flour from Barbados gooseberry leaves (Pereskia aculeata Mill.). Alimentaria 34(276): 91-96. {a} Dep. Econ. Domestica, ICHS, UFRRJ, 23851-970 Seropedica, Itaguai, RJ, Brazil
Kaiser, R. and L. Tollsten (1995). An Introduction to the Scent of Cacti. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 10(3): 153-164. Givaudan Roure Res. Ltd., CH-8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland
Altesor, A., C. Silva, et al. (1994). Allometric neoteny and the evolution of succulence in cacti. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 114(3): 283-292. Centro Ecologia, Univ. Nacional Autonoma Mexico, Apartado Postal 70-275, C.P. 04510, Mexico
Aragao, F. J. L., V. L. A. Marinho, et al. (1993). Cactus virus X in Cactaceae in Brazil and a novel method to purify it directly from cactus tissues. Fitopatologia Brasileira 18(1): 112-117. Dep. Biol. Cel., Univ. Brasilia, 70919 Brasilia, DF, Brazil
Cupertino, F. P., C. L. Costa, et al. (1993). Transmission of three strains of potato virus Y by Myzus nicotianae. Fitopatologia Brasileira 18(1): 102-106. Dep. Fitopatol., Univ. Brasilia, 70910-970 Brasilia, DF, Brazil
Sperling, P. and E. Heinz (1993). Isomeric sn-1-octadecenyl and sn-2-octadecenyl analogues of lysophosphatidylcholine as substrates for acylation and desaturation by plant microsomal membranes. European Journal of Biochemistry 213(3): 965-971. {a} Ohnhorstrasse 18, W-2000 Hamberg 52, Germany
Weisser, P. J., E. C. A. Smith, et al. (1992). Flora and vegetation of the Mbonambi Beach arcuate scar on the Zululand dune barrier, Natal, South Africa. Bothalia 22(2): 289-294. {a} National Botanical Institute, Private Bag X101, Pretoria 0001, S. Afr
Sierakowski, M. R., P. A. J. Gorin, et al. (1990). Location of O-acetyl groups in the heteropolysaccharide of the cactus Pereskia aculeata. Carbohydrate Research 201(2): 277-284.
Campbell, P. L. (1988). Seed germination of Harrisia martinii and Pereskia aculeata with reference to their potential spread in Natal (South Africa). Applied Plant Science 2(2): 60-62.
Nobel, P. S. and T. L. Hartsock (1987). Drought-induced shifts in daily carbon dioxide uptake patterns for leafy cacti. Physiologia Plantarum 70(2): 114-118.
Salt, T. A., J. E. Tocker, et al. (1987). Dominance of DELTA-5-sterols in eight species of the Cactaceae. Phytochemistry 26(3): 731-734.
Leuenberger, B. E. (1986). Pereskia (Cactaceae). Memoirs Of The New York Botanical Garden 41: 1-141.
Nobel, P. S. and T. L. Hartsock (1986). Leaf and stem carbon dioxide uptake in the three subfamilies of the Cactaceae. Plant Physiology 80(4): 913-917.
Sierakowski, M. R., P. A. J. Gorin, et al. (1709). Some structural features of a heteropolysaccharide from the leaves of the cactus Pereskia aculeata. Phytochemistry 26(6): 1709-1714.
Altesor, A., E. Ezcurra, et al. Changes in the photosynthetic metabolism during the early ontogeny of four cactus species. Acta Oecologica 13(6): 777-785. Centro Ecologia, Univ. Nacional Autonoma Mex., Apartado Postal 70-275, CP 04510, Mexico, DF
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