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.

Rhopalostylis sapida

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

 

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Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): nika palm
Crop Use(s): vegetable
Reference Source(s): sturtevant
Number of Papers/Mentions: 4

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.]

Campbell, D. J. and I. A. E. Atkinson (1999). Effects of kiore (Rattus exulans Peale) on recruitment of indigenous coastal trees on northern offshore islands of New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Dec. 29(4): 265-290. {a} Ecological Research Associates of New Zealand Inc, Silverstream, 6430, New Zealand

Enright, N. J. (1999). Litterfall dynamics in a mixed conifer-angiosperm forest in northern New Zealand. Journal of Biogeography. Jan. 26(1): 149-157. {a} Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3052, Australia

Moles, A. T. and D. R. Drake (1999). Post-dispersal seed predation on eleven large-seeded species from the New Zealand flora: A preliminary study in secondary forest. New Zealand Journal of Botany. Dec. 37(4): 679-685. {a} Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia

Johnston, P. R. (1998). Four new Pirottaea species from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 36(4): 645-652. {a} Herbarium PDD, Landcare Res., Private Bag 92170, Auckland, New Zealand

Burrows, C. J. (1995). Germination behaviour of the seeds of six New Zealand woody plant species. New Zealand Journal of Botany 33(3): 365-377. Dep. Plant Microbial Sci., Univ. Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand

Kendrick, B. and X. Gong (1995). Agaricostilbum nova-zelandica, a new auricularioid fungus on Rhopalostylis sapida from New Zealand. Mycotaxon 54: 19-25. Dep. Biol., Univ. Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada

Enright, N. J. (1992). Factors affecting reproductive behaviour in the New Zealand nikau palm, Rhopalostylis sapida Wendl. et Drude. New Zealand Journal Of Botany 30(1): 69-80.

Enright, N. J. and A. D. Watson (1992). Population dynamics of the nikau palm, Rhopalostylis sapida (Wendl. et Drude), in a temperate forest remnant near Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal Of Botany 30(1): 29-43.

Cowan, P. E. (1991). Effects of introduced Australian brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) on the fruiting of the endemic New Zealand nikau palm (Rhopalostylis sapida). New Zealand Journal Of Botany 29(1): 91-94.

Enright, N. J. (1987). Stemflow as a nutrient source for nikau palm (Rhopalostylis sapida) in a New Zealand forest. Australian Journal Of Ecology 12(1): 17-24.

Samuels, G. J. and A. Y. Rossman (1987). Studies in the Amphisphaeriaceae (sensu lato): 2. Leiosphaerella cocoes, new combination and two new species of Oxydothis on palms. Mycotaxon 28(2): 461-472.

Enright, N. J. (1985). Age, reproduction and biomass allocation in Rhopalostylis sapida (Nikau palm). Australian Journal Of Ecology 10(4): 461-468.

Reddy, G. N. and A. R. Kulkarni (1985). Contribution to the anatomy of palm fruits: Arecoid palms. Phytomorphology 35(1-2): 25-34.

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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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