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Alocasia odora

Popularity of Alocasia odora over time

[Plots of numbers of papers mentioning Alocasia odora (filled column histogram and left hand axis scale) and line of best fit, 1926 to 2006 (complete line, with equation and % variation accounted for, in box on the left hand side); Plots of a proportional micro index, derived from numbers of papers mentioning Alocasia odora as a proportion (scaled by multiplying by one million) of the total number of papers published for that year (broken line frequency polygon and right hand scale) and line of best fit, 1926 to 2006 (broken line, with equation and % variation accounted for, in broken line box on the right hand side)]

Total Mentions (Biological Abstracts/Biosis Previews):

References

 

Viet LD, Houghton PJ, Forbes B, Corcoran O, Hylands PJ (2006) Wound healing activity of Alocasia odora (Roxb.) Koch. Planta Medica 72. Contact: Viet, L. D. ; Kings College London, Pharmaceut Sci Res Div, Pharmacognosy Res Labs, London SE1 9NH, UK

 

Deka D, Sarmah GC (2005) Ethno medicinal aroids of Goalpara district, Assam. Advances in Plant Sciences 18, 121-5. Contact: Deka, Dipali ; Dudhnoi Coll, Dept Bot, Goalpara, Assam, India

 

Miyake T, Yafuso M (2005) Pollination of Alocasia cucullata (Araceae) by two Colocasiomyia flies known to be specific pollinators for Alocasia odora. Plant Species Biology 20, 201-8. Contact: Miyake, Takashi ; Kyushu Univ, Grad Sch Sci, Dept Biol, Fukuoka 8128581, Japan

 

Noguchi K, Taylor NL, Millar AH, Lambers H, Day DA (2005) Response of mitochondria to light intensity in the leaves of sun and shade species. Plant Cell and Environment 28, 760-71. Contact: Noguchi, Ko ; Osaka Univ, Dept Biol, Grad Sch Sci, 1-1 Machikaneyamacho, Osaka 5600043, Japan

 

Wang Y-H, Yin J-T, Xu Z-F (2005) Alocasia hypnosa (Araceae), a new species from Yunnan, China. Annales Botanici Fennici 42, 395-8. Contact: Wang, Yue-Hua ; Yunnan Univ, Dept Biol, Kunming 650091, Yunnan, Peoples R China

 

Chen J, Devanand PS, Henny RJ, Norman DJ, Chao C-CT (2004) Interspecific relationships of Alocasia revealed by AFLP analysis. Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology 79, 582-6. Contact: Chen, Jianjun ; Mid Florida Res and Educ Ctr, Univ Florida, 2725 Binion Rd, Apopka, FL, 32703, USA

 

Kuo Y-L, Fan K-S (2003) Regeneration dynamics in a treefall-gap within 3 years in Nanjenshan Forest. Taiwan Journal of Forest Science 18, 143-51. Contact: Kuo, Yau-Lun ; Department of Forestry, National Pingtung Univ. of Science and Technology, 1 Hsuehfu Rd., Neipu, Pingtung, 912, Taiwan

 

Miyake T, Yafuso M (2003) Floral scents affect reproductive success in fly-pollinated Alocasia odora (Araceae). American Journal of Botany 90, 370-6. Contact: Miyake, Takashi ; Department of Biology, Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University, 812-8581, Fukuoka, Japan

 

Noguchi K, Nakajima N, Terashima I (2001) Acclimation of leaf respiratory properties in Alocasia odora following reciprocal transfers of plants between high- and low-light environments. Plant Cell and Environment 24, 831-9. Contact: Noguchi, K. ; Department of Biochemistry and Plant Sciences, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia

knoguchi@bio.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp

 

Noguchi K, Go C-S, Terashima I, Ueda S, Yoshinari T (2001) Activities of the cyanide-resistant respiratory pathway in leaves of sun and shade species. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 28, 27-35. Contact: Noguchi, Ko ; Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan

knoguchi@bio.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp

 

Noguchi K, Go C-S, Miyazawa S-I, Terashima I, Ueda S, Yoshinari T (2001) Costs of protein turnover and carbohydrate export in leaves of sun and shade species. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 28, 37-47. Contact: Noguchi, Ko ; Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan

knoguchi@bio.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp

 

Serviss BE, McDaniel ST, Bryson CT (2000) Occurrence, distribution, and ecology of Alocasia, Caladium, Colocasia, and Xanthosoma (Araceae) in the southeastern United States. SIDA Contributions to Botany 19, 149-74. Contact: Serviss, Brett E. ; Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA

bes3@ra.msstate.edu, cbryson@ag.gov

 

Yafuso M (1999) Larval performance and niche separation between two synhospitalic species of Colocasiomyia (Diptera, Drosophilidae). Memoirs of the Faculty of Science Kyoto University Series of Biology 16, 119-26. Contact: Yafuso, Masako; Entomological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan

 

Wang P-L (1998) Report of pollen morphology of Araceae. Acta Botanica Yunnanica 0, 41-2. Contact: Wang, Ping-Li; Chengdu Inst. Biol., Chinese Acad. Sci., Chengdu 610041, China

 

Zhou L, Deng J, Zeng Z (1998) The effect of Hai Yu and Jian Wei Yu lectin on human normal and carcinoma gastroenteric mucous cell. Sichuan Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexueban) 35, 115-8. Contact: Deng, Junlin ; Univ. Hosp., Sichuan Univ., Chengdu, China

 

Noguchi K, Terashima I (1997) Different regulation of leaf respiration between Spinacia oleracea, a sun species, and Alocasia odora, a shade species. Physiologia Plantarum 101, 1-7. Contact: Noguchi, Ko ; Inst. Biol. Sci., Univ. Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan

 

Chan TYK, Chan LY, Tam LS, Critchley JAJH (1995) Neurotoxicity following the ingestion of a Chinese medicinal plant, Alocasia macrorrhiza. Human and Experimental Toxicology 14, 727-8. Contact: Chan, T. Y. K. ; Dep. Clinical Pharmacol., Chinese Univ. Hong Kong, Prince Wales Hosp., Shatin, NT, Hong Kong

 

Yafuso M (1994) Life history traits related to resource partitioning between synhospitalic species of Colocasiomyia (Diptera, Drosophilidae) breeding in inflorescences of Alocasia odora (Araceae). Ecological Entomology 19, 65-73. Contact: Entomol. Lab., Coll. Agric., Univ. Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-01, Japan

 

Herrmann DP, Sites RW, Willig MR (1993) Influence of current velocity on substratum selection by Naucoridae (Hemiptera): An experimental approach via stream simulation. Environmental Entomology 22, 571-6. Contact: Herrmann, David P. ; Dep. Agron., Hortic. Entomol., Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX 79409-2134, USA

 

Yafuso M (1993) Thermogenesis of Alocasia odora (Araceae) and the role of Colocasiomyia flies (Diptera: Drosophilidae) as cross-pollinators. Environmental Entomology 22, 601-6. Contact: Entomol. Lab., Coll. Agric., Univ. Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-01, Japan

 

Chen HB, Zhang PX (1988) Topomyia-Tumetarsalis New-Species from China. Acta Entomologica Sinica 31, 213-8. Contact: CHEN H-B ; GUIYANG MED COLL, GUIYANG

 

Mogi M (1984) Distribution and over Crowding Effects in Mosquito Larvae Diptera Culicidae Inhabiting Taro Axils in the Ryukyus Japan. Journal of Medical Entomology 21, 63-8. Contact: MOGI M; DIV PARASITOL, DEP MICROBIOL, SAGA MED SCH, NABESHIMA, SAGA 840-01, JPN

 

Honda-Yafuso M (1983) Interspecific Relationship between Syn Hospitalic Drosophilella-Spp Diptera Drosophilidae Inhabiting Alocasia-Odora on Okinawa Island Japan. Kontyu 51, 520-7. Contact: HONDA-YAFUSO M; ENTOMOLOGICAL LAB, COLL AGRIC, UNIV RYUKYUS, NISHIHARA, OKINAWA, 903-01, JPN

 

Carson HL, Okada T (1982) Ecology and Evolution of Flower Breeding Pomace Flies of New-Guinea Diptera Drosophilidae. Entomologia Generalis 8, 13-6. Contact: CARSON H L ; DEP GENETICS, UNIV HAWAII, HONOLULU, HAWAII 96822, USA

 

Kobamoto N, Toyama M, Shimizu T (1980) Pesticide Producing Agricultural Food Processing Chemical Composition of the Stem of Alocasia-Odora Araceae. Science Bulletin of the College of Agriculture University of the Ryukyus Okinawa, 149-54. Contact: KOBAMOTO N ; DEP AGRICULTURAL CHEM, COLL AGRICULTURE, UNIV RYUKYUS, 59 SENBARUMICHITA, NISHIHARA, OKINAWA 903-01, JAPAN

 

Ho YB, Tai KM (1979) Effect of Rain on Lead Levels in Roadside Vegetation in Hong-Kong. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 23, 658-60. Contact: HO Y B ; DEP BOT, UNIV HONG KONG, HONG KONG, HONG KONG

 

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