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Popularity
of Muntingia calabura over time
[Plots of numbers of papers mentioning Muntingia calabura (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
Muntingia calabura 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
Chakre OJ (2006) Choice of eco-friendly
trees in urban environment to mitigate airborne particulate pollution. Journal
of Human Ecology 20, 135-8. Contact: Chakre, Onkar J.; Natl Inst Sci Commun and
Informat Resources, Wealth India Project, CSIR, 14 SV Marg, New Delhi 110067,
India
Shih C-D, Chen J-J, Leet H-H (2006)
Activation of nitric oxide signaling pathway mediates hypotensive effect of
Muntingia calabura L. (Tiliaceae) leaf extract. American Journal of Chinese
Medicine 34, 857-72. Contact: Shih, Cheng-Dean ; Tajen Univ, Dept Pharm,
Pingtung 907, Taiwan
Singaravelan N, Marimuthu G (2006)
Muntingia calabura - an attractive food plant of Cynopterus sphinx - deserves
planting to lessen orchard damage. Acta Chiropterologica 8, 239-45. Contact:
Marimuthu, Ganapathy; Madurai Kamaraj Univ, Sch Biol Sci, Dept Anim Behav and
Physiol, Madurai 625021, Tamil Nadu, India
Zakaria ZA, Sulaiman MR, Jais AMM, Somchit
MN, Jayaraman KV, Balakhrisnan G, Abdullah FC (2006) The antinociceptive
activity of Muntingia calabura aqueous extract and the involvement of
L-arginine/nitric oxide/cyclic guanosine monophosphate pathway in its observed
activity in mice. Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology 20, 365-72. Contact:
Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin ; Univ Ind Selangor, Sch Biotechnol and Life Sci,
Jalan Zirkon A7-A,Seksyen 7, Shah Alam 40000, Selangor, Malaysia
Carlquist S (2005) Wood and bark anatomy of
Muntingiaceae: A phylogenetic comparison within Malvales s. l. Brittonia 57,
59-67. Contact: Carlquist, Sherwin; Santa Barbara Bot Garden, 1212 Miss Canyon
Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 USA
Chen J-J, Lee H-H, Duh C-Y, Chen I-S (2005)
Cytotoxic chalcones of flavonoids from the leaves of Muntingia calabura. Planta
Medica 71, 970-3. Contact: Chen, Jih-Jung ; Tajen Inst Technol, Grad Inst
Pharmaceut Technol, Dept Pharm, Pingtung 907, Taiwan
Einbond LS, Reynertson KA, Luo X-D, Basile
MJ, Kennelly EJ (2004) Anthocyanin antioxidants from edible fruits. Food
Chemistry 84, 23-8. Contact: Kennelly, Edward J.; Department of Biological
Sciences, Lehman College, and Graduate Center, City University of New York, 250
Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY, 10468, USA
Green PT, Lake PS, O'Dowd DJ (2004)
Resistance of island rainforest to invasion by alien plants: Influence of
microhabitat and herbivory on seedling performance. Biological Invasions 6,
1-9. Contact: Green, Peter T. ; Tropical Forest Research Centre, C/- CSIRO,
P.O. Box 780, Atherton, QLD, 4883, Australia
Jones ER, Wishnie MH, Deago J, Sautu A,
Cerezo A (2004) Facilitating natural regeneration in Saccharum spontaneum (L.)
grasslands within the Panama Canal Watershed: effects of tree species and tree
structure on vegetation recruitment patterns. Forest Ecology and Management
191, 171-83. Contact: Wishnie, Mark H. ; Sch Forestry and Environm Studies,
Yale Univ, B2-205 Prospect St, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA
Su B-N, Park EJ, Vigo JS, Graham JG, Cabieses
F, Fong HHS, Pezzuto JM, Kinghorn AD (2003) Activity-guided isolation of the
chemical constituents of Muntingia calabura using a quinone reductase induction
assay. Phytochemistry (Amsterdam) 63, 335-41. Contact: Kinghorn, A. Douglas;
Program for Collaborative Research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences and
Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
de A. Leite IT, Takaki M (2001) Phytochrome
and temperature control of seed germination in Muntingia calabura L.
(Elaeocarpaceae). Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 44, 297-302.
Contact: Takaki, Massanori; Departamento de Botanica, UNESP, Rio Claro, SP,
Brazil
De Leon MR, Panlilio BG, Bamba EM, Bognot
FL, Dizon DS (2001) Antibacterial properties of local medicinal plants against
selected test organisms. Abstracts of Papers American Chemical Society 222.
Contact: De Leon, Madonna Rivera ; Chemistry Department, Angeles University
Foundation, Angeles City, Philippines
dondes85@yahoo.com
Rodriguez-Duran A, Vazquez R (2001) The bat
Artibeus jamaicensis in Puerto Rico (West Indies): Seasonality of diet,
activity, and effect of a hurricane. Acta Chiropterologica 3, 53-61. Contact:
Rodriguez-Duran, Armando ; Vazquez, Rafael; Department of Natural Sciences,
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon, 00957, Puerto Rico
arodriguez@bc.inter.edu
Swarbrick JT, Hart R (2001) Environmental
weeds of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) and their management. Plant Protection
Quarterly 16, 54-7. Contact: Swarbrick, J. T. ; Weed Science Consultancy,
Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
Yakovleva OV, Bykova OP, Kolalite MR (2000)
Mucilage ultrastructure in mucilage cells within the order Malvales.
Botanicheskii Zhurnal (St. Petersburg) 85, 108-18.
Armbruster WS, Di Stilio VS, Tuxill JD,
Flores TC, Velasquez Runk JL (1999) Covariance and decoupling of floral and
vegetative traits in nine Neotropical plants: A re-evaluation of Berg's
correlation-pleiades concept. American Journal of Botany 86, 39-55. Contact:
Armbruster, W. Scott ; Dep. Botany, Norwegian Univ. Sci. Technol., N-7034
Trondheim, Norway
Green PT, Hart R, Jantan JB, Metcalfe DJ,
O'Dowd DJ, Lake PS (1999) Red crabs in rainforest on Christmas Island, Indian
Ocean: No effect on the soil seed bank. Australian Journal of Ecology 24, 90-4.
Contact: Green, Peter T. ; c/- Tropical Forest Res. Centre, CSIRO, PO Box 780,
Atherton, QLD 4883, Australia
Nandi OI (1998) Ovule and seed anatomy of
Cistaceae and related Malvanae. Plant Systematics and Evolution 209, 239-64.
Contact: Nandi, O. I.; Inst. Syst. Bot. der Univ., Zollikerstr. 107, CH-8008
Zurich, Switzerland
Aidar FM, Dematte MESP, Duarte JMB (1997)
Methods for extraction of Muntingia calabura L. seeds. Cientifica (Jaboticabal)
25, 415-27. Contact: Aidar, Felipe Marinho ; Projetos Tecnicos e Obras de
Engenharia, Protec, Rua Bueno Ferraz do Amaral, 430, 04124-020, Sao Paulo, SP,
Brazil
Daehler CC, Gordon DR (1997) To introduce
or not to introduce: Trade-offs of non-indigenous organisms (Report of an
International workshop held by the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry (USDA
Forestry Service), Kanuai, Hawaii, USA, June, 1997). Trends in Ecology and
Evolution 12, 424-5. Contact: Daehler, Curtis C. ; Dep. Bot., Univ. Hawaii,
Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
Kumar K (1997) Cassia hirsuta Linn. and
Muntingia calabura Linn. - record of two non-autochthonous angiosperms for
Andaman Islands. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 21, 705-7. Contact:
Kumar, Krishna; World Wide Fund Nature-India, 172-B, Lodhi Estate, New
Delhi-110 003, India
Ruiz A, Santos M, Soriano PJ, Cavelier J,
Cadena A (1997) Mutalistic relations between the bat Glossophaga longirostris
and the columnar cacti in the arid region of La Tatacoa, Colombia. Biotropica
29, 469-79. Contact: Ruiz, Adriana ; Dep. Ciencias Biol., Univ. Andes, Carrera
1 No. 18A-70, Santafe Bogota, Colombia
Castro EMD, Alvarenga AAD, Gomide MB,
Geisenhoff LO (1996) Effect of substrates upon the production of calabura
seedlings (Muntingia calabura). Ciencia e Agrotecnologia 20, 366-70. Contact:
Alvarenga, Amauri Alves De ; Dep. Biol., UFLA, Cx. Postal 378, 37200-000
Lavras, MG, Brazil
Castro EMD, De Alvarenga AA, Gomide MB (1996)
Growth and dry matter distribution in Muntingia calabura L. seedlings subjected
to three shading levels. Ciencia e Agrotecnologia 20, 357-65. Contact: Gomide,
Marcio Bastos; Dep. Biol., Univ. Federal de Lavras, Cx. Postal 37, 32700-000
Lavras, MG, Brazil
Laura VA, Alvarenga AAD, Arrigoni MDF
(1994) Effects of growth regulators, temperature, light, storage and other
factors on the Muntingia calabura L. seed germination. Seed Science and
Technology 22, 573-9. Contact: Laura, V. A. ; Rua Abrao Julio Rahe 1671, Bloco
B17, Apartamento 44, Campo Grande-MS, CEP 79020-190, Brazil
Izquierdo Cubero I, Plaza Lopez-Espinosa
MT, Richardson AC, Suarez Ortega MD (1993) Enantiospecific synthesis of
1-deoxythiomannojirimycin from a derivative of D-glucose. Carbohydrate Research
242, 109-18. Contact: Izquierdo Cubero, Isidoro ; Dep. Organic Chemistry,
Faculty Pharmacy, Univ. Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Nshimo CM, Pezzuto JM, Kinghorn AD,
Farnsworth NR (1993) Cytotoxic constituents of Muntingia calabura leaves and stems
collected in Thailand. International Journal of Pharmacognosy 31, 77-81.
Contact: Program Collaborative Res., Pharmaceutical Sciences Dep. Med.,
Chemistry Pharmacognosy, Coll. Pharmacy, Univ. Ill. Chicaog, Chicago, IL 60612,
USA
Ramirez-Pulido J, Armella MA,
Castro-Campillo A (1993) Reproductive patterns of three neotropical bats
(Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Guerrero, Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 38,
24-9. Contact: Univ. Autonoma Metropolitana, Unidad Iztapalapa Dep. Biol.,
Apartado 55-535, D.F., Mexico 09340, mexico
Kaneda N, Pezzuto JM, Soejarto DD, Kinghorn
AD, Farnsworth NR, Santisuk T, Tuchinda P, Udchachon J, Reutrakul V (1991)
Plant Anticancer Agents Xlviii. New Cytotoxic Flavonoids from
Muntingia-Calabura Roots. Journal of Natural Products (Lloydia) 54, 196-206.
Contact: KANEDA N ; PROGRAM COLLABORATIVE RES PHARMACEUTICAL SCI, COLL
PHARMACY, UNIV ILL AT CHICAGO, CHICAGO, ILL 60612, USA
Verheij EWM (1991) Muntingia-Calabura L. In
'Verheij, E. W. M. And R. E. Coronel (Ed.). Plant Resources of South-East Asia,
No. 2. Edible Fruits and Nuts. 447p. Prosea (Plant Resources of South-East
Asia) Foundation: Bogor, Indonesia; Pudoc-Dlo (Centre for Agricultural
Publishing and Documentation): Wageningen, Netherlands. Illus. Maps' pp. 223-5)
Kaneda N, Pezzuto JM, Soejarto DD, Kinghorn
AD, Farnsworth NR, Tuchinda P, Udchachon J, Santisuk T, Reutrakul V (1990) New
Cytotoxic Flavonoids from Muntingia-Calabura Roots. Planta Medica 56, 672-3.
Contact: KANEDA N ; PROGRAM COLLABORATIVE RES PHARM SCI, COLL PHARMACY, UNIV
ILL AT CHICAGO, CHICAGO, ILL 60612, USA
Seetharaman TR (1990) Polyphenols of
Muntingia-Calabura. Fitoterapia 61. Contact: SEETHARAMAN T R; DEP CHEMISTRY,
TAGORE ARTS COLL, PONDICHERRY-605 008, INDIA
Lemke DE, Miller RB (1988) Systematic
Position of Muntingia-Calabura the Rest of the Story. American Journal of
Botany 75. Contact: LEMKE D E ; DEP BIOL, SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIV, SAN
MARCOS, TEX 78666, USA
Rao SRS, Ramayya N (1987) Trichome Types
and Their Taxonomic Importance in the Tiliaceae. Indian Journal of Botany 10,
65-73. Contact: RAO S R S ; DEP BOTANY, SARDAR PATEL COLL, PADMARAO NAGAR,
SECUNDERABAD 500 025, INDIA
Herbst LH (1986) The Role of Nitrogen from
Fruit Pulp in the Nutrition of the Frugivorous Bat Carollia-Perspicillata.
Biotropica 18, 39-44. Contact: HERBST L H; DEP ECOL BEHAVIORAL BIOL, UNIV MINN,
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455, USA
Fleming TH, Williams CF, Bonaccorso FJ,
Herbst LH (1985) Phenology Seed Dispersal and Colonization in
Muntingia-Calabura a Neotropical Pioneer Tree. American Journal of Botany 72,
383-91. Contact: FLEMING T H ; DEP BIOLOGY, UNIV MIAMI, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA
33124, USA
Manley GV (1985) Notes on the Biology of
Hyperantha-Interrogationis Coleoptera Buprestidae. Coleopterists Bulletin 39,
16-7. Contact: MANLEY G V; DEP ZOOL, MICH STATE UNIV, EAST LANSING, MICH 48824,
USA
Lemke DE (1984) Taxonomic Anatomy of
Muntingia-Calabura. American Journal of Botany 71. Contact: LEMKE D E; DEP
BIOLOGICAL SCI, UNIV TEX AT EL PASO, EL PASO, TX 79968, USA
Thomas DW (1984) Moth Scales in Feces of
Fruit Bats Evidence of Insectivory or Fruit Contamination. Journal of Mammalogy
65, 484-5. Contact: THOMAS D W; COLL FOREST RESOURCES AR-10, UNIV WASH,
SEATTLE, WA 98195, USA
Webb CJ (1984) Flower and Fruit Movements
in Muntingia-Calabura a Possible Mechanism for Avoidance of Pollinator
Disperser Interference. Biotropica 16, 37-42. Contact: WEBB C J; BOT DIV, DSIR,
PRIVATE BAG, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND
Bawa KS, Webb CJ (1983) Floral Variation
and Sexual Differentiation in Muntingia-Calabura Elaeocarpaceae a Species with
Hermaphrodite Flowers. Evolution 37, 1271-82. Contact: BAWA K S ; DEP BIOLOGY,
UNIV MASS, BOSTON, MASS 02125, USA
Fleming TH, Heithaus ER (1981) Frugivorous
Bats Seed Shadows and the Structure of Tropical Forests. Biotropica 13, 45-53.
Contact: FLEMING T H ; DEP OF BIOL, UNIV OF MIAMI, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA 33124,
USA
Webb CJ (1981) Experimental Studies on the
Evolution of Plant Sexual Systems. Proceedings of the International Botanical
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NEW ZEALAND
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Allocolaspis-Brunnea a Polyphagous Pest in the Campinas Region Brazil.
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INSTITUTO AGRONOMICO
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Fleming TH, Heithaus ER, Sawyer WB (1977)
An Experimental Analysis of the Food Location Behavior of Frugivorous Bats.
Ecology (Washington D C) 58, 619-27.
West WC, Gunkel JE, Johnson MA (1970)
Morphology of the Shoot Apex in Elaeocarpaceae-D. Phytomorphology 20, 58-67.
Nakagawa S, Farias GJ, Urago T (1968) Newly
recognized hosts of the oriental fruit fly, melon fly, and Mediterranean fruit
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Brizicky GK (1965) The genera of Tiliaceae
and Elaeo-carpaceae in the southeastern United States. J Arnold Arboretum 46,
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Sensarma P (1957) On the vascularization of
the leaf and its associated structures in Muntingia calabura Elaeocarpaceae.
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Garrard A (1956) The effect of fruit sap on
the germination of four species of tropical plants. Gardens Bull [Singapore]
15, 276-84.
Villegas H (1954) Comparative resistance of
several species of wood to attack by termites (Kalotermes brevis Walker. Acta
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Rao CV (1952) The embryology of Muntingia
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