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.

Your attention is drawn to this species' potential as a weed.
For more information, please visit:
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The potential for new crops to become unwanted 'weeds' - how do we assess the risk? By Steve M. Csurhes

Physalis philadelphica
syn Physalis ixocarpa

 

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

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): mexican husk tomato syn jamberry syn tomatillo syn miltomate syn husk tomato syn miltomatle syn purple ground cherry syn purple strawberry tomato syn purple winter cherry
Crop Use(s): fruit
Reference Source(s): rehm, brucher, sturtevant
Number of Papers/Mentions: 8

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.]

Kennelly, E. J., C. Gerhaeuser, et al. (1997). Induction of quinone reductase by withanolides isolated from Physalis philadelphica (tomatillos). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 45(10): 3771-3777. {a} Prog. Collaborative Res. Pharm. Sci., Dep. Med. Chem. Pharmacognosy, Coll. Pharm., Univ. Ill. at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA

Valdes, V. (1996). New records for the flora of Morocco. Lagascalia 18(2): 224-227. {a} Dep. Biol. Veg. Ecol., Fac. Biol., Sevilla, Spain

Kartesz, J. T. and K. N. Gandhi (1994). Nomenclatural notes for the North American flora. XIII. Phytologia 76(6): 441-457. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Dep. Biol., Coker Hall, Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3280, USA

Basey, K., B. A. McGaw, et al. (1992). Phygrine, an alkaloid from Physalis species. Phytochemistry Oxford 31(12): 4173-4176. {a} Natural Products Res., Sch. Applied Sci., De Montfort Univ., Leicester LE1 9BH, UK

Axelius, B. (1991). Cultivated species of Physalis. Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift 85(6): 413-416.

Caceres, A., A. V. Alvarez, et al. (1991). Plants used in Guatemala for the treatment of respiratory diseases: 1. Screening of 68 plants against Gram-positive bacteria. Journal Of Ethnopharmacology 31(2): 193-208.

Rao, K. G. R., V. Sailaja, et al. (1987). Genome homologies between Physalis ixocarpa Brot. and Physalis philadelphica LAM. Indian Journal Of Botany 10(2): 183-191.

Orozco, V. G. and A. J. Galindo (1986). Ecology of tomato plant macho viroid: I. Natural host plants; agroecosystem effect on viroid incidence and influence of temperature on viroid distribution. Revista Mexicana De Fitopatologia 4(1): 19-28.

Index of botanical 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]

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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Contact: Dr Rob Fletcher, School of Agriculture and Horticulture, The University of Queensland, Gatton 4343; Telephone: 07 5460 1311 or 07 5460 1301; Facsimile: 07 5460 1112; International facsimile: 61 7 5460 1112; Email: r.fletcher@mailbox.uq.edu.au

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Latest update 30 January 2001 by: RF