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Gunnera tinctoria

Popularity of Gunnera tinctoria over time

[Plots of numbers of papers mentioning Gunnera tinctoria (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 Gunnera tinctoria 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

 

Barreto MC, Baptista J, Teixeira DM, Monteiro M (2006) Biological activity of Gunnera tinctoria, an invasive plant in the island of S. Miguel (Azores). Planta Medica 72. Contact: Barreto, M. C. ; Azores Univ, CIRN, P-9500 Ponta Delgada, Portugal

 

Ruiz E, Crawford DJ, Stuessy TF, Gonzalez F, Samuel R, Becerra J, Silva M (2004) Phylogenetic relationships and genetic divergence among endemic species of Berberis, Gunnera, Myrceugenia and Sophora of the Juan Fernandez Islands (Chile) and their continental progenitors based on isozymes and nrITS sequences. Taxon 53, 321-32. Contact: Ruiz, Eduardo ; Inst BotDept Higher Plant Systemat and Evolut, Univ Vienna, Rennweg 14, A-1030, Vienna, Austria

 

Benson J, Margulis L (2002) The Gunnera manicata-Nostoc symbiosis: Is the red stipulate tissue symbiogenetic? Biology and Environment 102B, 45-8. Contact: Margulis, Lynn; Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, MA, 01002, USA

 

Guevara R, Armesto JJ, Caru M (2002) Genetic diversity of Nostoc microsymbionts from Gunnera tinctoria revealed by PCR-STRR fingerprinting. Microbial Ecology 44, 127-36. Contact: Guevara, R. ; Departamento de Biologia, Lab. Sistematica and Ecologia Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile

 

Figueroa JA, Hernandez JF (2001) Seed germination responses in a temperate rain forest of Chiloe, Chile: Effects of a gap and the tree canopy. Ecologia Austral 11, 39-47. Contact: Figueroa, Javier A. ; Departamento de Ecologia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

jfiguero@genes.bio.puc.cl

 

Hickey B, Osborne B (2001) Natural seed banks, seedling growth and survival in areas invaded by Gunnera tinctoria. In 'Plant invasions: Species ecology and ecosystem management' pp. 105-14. (Backhuys Publishers)

 

de Medeiros JMR, Macedo M, Contancia JP, Nguyen C, Cunningham G, Miles DH (2000) Antithrombin activity of medicinal plants of the Azores. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 72, 157-65. Contact: Miles, D. Howard; Department of Chemistry, Center for Discovery of Drugs and Diagnostics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816 2366, USA

 

Lequesne C, Villagran C, Villa R (1999) History of "olivillo" (Aextoxicon punctatum) and Myrtaceae relict forests of Isla Mocha, Chile, during the late Holocene. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 72, 31-47. Contact: Lequesne, Carlos ; Departamento BOS, Universidad de Oviedo, C. Rodrigo Uria, Oviedo, E- 33071, Spain

 

Hennessy J, Osborne BA, Jones MB (1998) Effects of elevated CO2 on Gunnera tinctoria. Journal of Experimental Botany 49.

 

Hickey B, Osborne B (1998) Effect of Gunnera tinctoria (Molina) Mirbel on semi-natural grassland habitats in the west of Ireland. In 'Plant invasions: Ecological mechanisms and human responses' pp. 195-208. (Backhuys Publishers {a})

 

Campbell GJ, Osborne BA (1993) Watering regime and photosynthetic performance of Gunnera tinctoria (Molina) Mirbel. In 'Water transport in plants under climatic stress' pp. 247-55. (Cambridge University Press; Cambridge University Press)

 

Ibarra-Vidal H, Parra LE (1993) Description of the preimaginal stages and aspects of the natural history of Eupithecia horismoides Ringe, 1987 (Lepidoptera Geometridae) borer of Gunnera tinctoria. Revista Chilena de Entomologia 20, 35-41. Contact: Departamento de Zoologia, Universidad de Concepcion, Casilla 2407-10, Concepcion, Chile

 

Pacheco P, Crawford DJ, Stuessy TF, Silva O M (1993) Flavonoid chemistry and evolution of Gunnera (Gunneraceae) in the Juan Fernandez Islands, Chile. Gayana Botanica 50, 17-28. Contact: Pacheco, Patricia ; Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile

 

Osborne BA, Cullen A, Jones PW, Campbell GJ (1992) Use of Nitrogen by the Nostoc Gunnera-Tinctoria Molina Mirbel Symbiosis. New Phytologist 120, 481-7. Contact: OSBORNE B A ; BOTANY DEP, UNIV COLLEGE DUBLIN, BELFIELD, DUBLIN 4, IRELAND

 

Nash D (1991) New Vice-County Records for North Tipperary Ireland H10. Irish Naturalists' Journal 23, 385-6. Contact: NASH D; 35 NUTLEY PARK, DONNYBROOK, DUBLIN 4

 

Osborne B, Doris F, Cullen A, McDonald R, Campbell G, Steer M (1991) Gunnera-Tinctoria an Unusual Nitrogen-Fixing Invader This Water-Loving Species May Offer Insights into the Development of Terrestrial Plants. Bioscience 41, 224-34. Contact: OSBORNE B ; BOT DEP, UNIV COLL DUBLIN, DUBLIN 4, IRELAND

 

Campbell GJ, Osborne BA (1990) Gunnera-Tinctoria Molinia Mirbel in Western Ireland. Irish Naturalists' Journal 23, 222-3. Contact: CAMPBELL G J ; DEP BOTANY, UNIVERSITY COLL DUBLIN, DUBLIN 4

 

Mendonca MMD (1989) Molluscicidal activity of three floristic species of Sao Miguel: Preliminary assays. Garcia De Orta Serie de Zoologia 16, 91-5. Contact: Centro Zoologia, Inst. Investigacao Cientifica Tropical, Rua Junqueira, 14-1300 Lisboa, Portugal

 

Osborne BA (1989) Comparison of Photosynthesis and Productivity of Gunnera-Tinctoria Molina Mirbel with and without the Phycobiont Nostoc-Punctiforme L. Plant Cell and Environment 12, 941-6. Contact: OSBORNE B A; BOTANY DEP, UNIV COLL DUBLIN, DUBLIN 4, IRELAND

 

Osborne BA (1989) Effect of Temperature on Photosynthetic Oxygen-Exchange and Slow Fluorescence Characteristics of Gunnera-Tinctoria Molina Mirbel. Photosynthetica (Prague) 23, 77-88. Contact: OSBORNE B A; BOT DEP, UNIV COLL DUBLIN, BELFIELD, DUBLIN 4, IREL

 

Osborne BA (1988) Photosynthetic Characteristics of Gunnera-Tinctoria Molina Mirbel. Photosynthetica (Prague) 22, 168-78. Contact: OSBORNE B A; BOTANY DEP, UNIV COLL DUBLIN, BELFIELD, DUBLIN 4, IRELAND

 

Rutishauser R (1988) Exceptions to Acropetal Leaf Initiation in Vegetative Shoots of Angiosperms. American Journal of Botany 75, 44-5. Contact: RUTISHAUSER R; INST SYSTEMATISCHE BOTANIK, UNIV, 8008 ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

 

Dawson MI (1983) Chromosome Numbers of 3 South American Species of Gunnera Gunneraceae. New Zealand Journal of Botany 21, 457-60. Contact: DAWSON M I; BOT DIV, DSIR, PRIVATE BAG, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND

 

Molina AM (1978) The Genus Gunnera in Argentina and Uruguay Gunneraceae. Darwiniana (San Isidro) 21, 473-90. Contact: MOLINA A M; CONS NAC INVEST CIENT TEC, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENT

 

 

 

 


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