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.


Terminalia catappa

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

 

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Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): indian almond syn badam syn kottamba syn indian swede syn indian turnip syn tropical almond
Crop Use(s): nut crop=tanning agent=root=vegetable=oil crop
Reference Source(s): kochhar, rehm, douglas, sturtevant
Number of Papers/Mentions: 20

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.]

Chandrapatya, A. and J. Boczek (2000). Studies on eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea). XXXI. Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Biological Sciences. [print] June 48(2): 145-155. {a} Department of Entomology, Kasetsart University, 10900, Bangkok, Thailand

Chen, P. S., J. H. Li, et al. (2000). Folk medicine Terminalia catappa and its major tannin component, punicalagin, are effective against bleomycin-induced genotoxicity in Chinese hamster ovary cells. Cancer Letters. [print] May 152(2): 115-122. {a} Department of Health, Executive Yuan, National Bureau of Controlled Drugs, 6 Lin-Sheng South Road, Taipei, Taiwan

Chien, C. C. and J. D. Yaw (2000). Attraction of the Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), to leaf extracts of five plants. Zhonghua Kunchong. March 20(1): 37-44. {a} Department of Applied Zoology, Taiwan Agrucultural Research Institute, 189 Chung-Cheng Road, Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan

Lin, T. C., S. C. Chien, et al. (2000). Tannins and related compounds from Combretaceae plants. Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal Taipei. [print] February 52(1): 1-26. {a} School of Pharmacy, Ta-Jen Institute of Technology, 20, Wei-Sin Rd., Shin-Way, Yen-Pu Hsiang, Ping-Tung, 907, Taiwan

Oliveira, J. T. A., I. M. Vasconcelos, et al. (2000). Composition and nutritional properties of seeds from Pachira aquatica Aubl, Sterculia striata St Hil et Naud and Terminalia catappa Linn. Food Chemistry. [print] August 70(2): 185-191. {a} Departamento de Bioquimica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceara, Campus do Pici, 60451-970, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

Araujo, E. L., V. R. S. Veloso, et al. (1999). Taxonomic characterization, new records of distribuition and host plants of Anastrepha turpiniae Stone (Diptera: Tephritidae), in Brazil. Anais da Sociedade Entomologica do Brasil. Dec. 28(4): 657-660. {a} Departamento de Entomologia, Fitopatologia e Zoologia Agricola, ESALQ/USP, 13418-900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

Green, P. T. (1999). Greta's garbo: Stranded seeds and fruits from Greta Beach, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Journal of Biogeography. Sept. 26(5): 937-946. {a} Division of Wildlife and Ecology, Tropical Forest Research Centre, CSIRO, Atherton, QLD, 4883, Australia

Lin, C. C., Y. F. Hsu, et al. (1999). Effects of punicalagin and punicalin on carrageenan-induced inflammation in rats. American Journal of Chinese Medicine 27(3-4): 371-376. {a} Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Kaohsiung Medical College, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Masuda, T., S. Yonemori, et al. (1999). Evaluation of the antioxidant activity of environmental plants: Activity of the leaf extracts from seashore plants. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. April 47(4): 1749-1754. {a} Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, 770, Japan

Mgbemene, C. N. and F. C. Ohiri (1999). Anti-sickling potential of Terminalia catappa leaf extract. Pharmaceutical Biology. [print] April 37(2): 152-154. {a} Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Callejas, A., N. Ordonez, et al. (1998). First isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii, serotype C, from the environment in Colombia. Medical Mycology 36(5): 341-344. {a} Grupo Microbiol., Inst. Nac. Salud, Avenida Eldorado, Carrera 50 Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia

Chu, D. M., H. Miles, et al. (1998). Amebicidal activity of plant extracts from Southeast Asia on Acanthamoeba spp. Parasitology Research 84(9): 746-752. {a} Dep. Microbiology Immunology, Med. Coll. Va., Va. Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA 23298-0678, USA

Lin, C. C., Y. F. Hsu, et al. (1998). Antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity of punicalagin and punicalin on carbon tetrachloride-induced liver damage in rats. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 50(7): 789-794. {a} Sch. Pharm., Kaohsiung Med. Coll., Kaohsiung, Taiwan 807, China

Meckvichai, W. (1998). Nest characteristics of Coppersmith Barbets (Megalaima haemacephala indica, Latham, 1790). Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 46(1): 55-62. {a} Department of Biology of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phaya Thai Road, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

Muller, C. J., J. Olive, et al. (1998). New records for Petrelaea tombugensis (Rober) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Queensland. Australian Entomologist 25(2): 61-63. {a} P.O. Box 228, Dural, NSW 2158, Australia

Neufeld, D. (1998). Nest site use and changes in habitat of the Seychelles black paradise flycatcher. Biological Conservation 84(1): 103-105. {a} Volunteer Peace Crops of the United States, Dep. Forest Sci., Colorado Stte University, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA

Ranganath, H. R., K. Veenakumari, et al. (1998). A short note on the distribution and host plants of Bactrocera (Bactrocera) albistrigata de Meijere (Diptera: Dacinae: Tephritidae) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Malayan Nature Journal. July Dec 52(3-4): 161-162. {a} Central Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, AN, India

Dunstan, C. A., Y. Noreen, et al. (1997). Evaluation of some Samoan and Peruvian medicinal plants by prostaglandin biosynthesis and rat ear oedema assays. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 57(1): 35-56. {a} Div. Pharm., Dep. Pharm., Biomed. Centre, Uppsala Univ., Box 579, S-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden

Genaro, J. and J. M. Kingsolver (1997). Amblycerus schwarzi (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) attacking the seeds of the tropical-almond terminalia (Combretaceae) in Cuba. Entomological News 108(3): 229-230. {a} Museo Nacional Historia Natural, Obispo 61, Esquina Officios, Plaza Armas, Habana Vieja 101, Cuba

Lin, C. C., Y. L. Chen, et al. (1997). Evaluation of the antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity of Terminalia catappa. American Journal of Chinese Medicine 25(2): 153-161. {a} Grad. Inst. Nature Products Kaohsiung Med. Coll., Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Wang, H. H., Y. L. Kuo, et al. (1997). Effects of canopy opening on seed germination among twenty species of uplifted coral-reef forest trees at Kenting, Taiwan. Taiwan Journal of Forest Science 12(3): 299-307. {a} Heng-chun Branch, Taiwan For. Res. Inst., 203 Park Road, Kenting, Henchung, Pingtung, Taiwan

Bautista, R. C. and E. J. Harris (1996). Effect of fruit substrates on parasitization of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera) by the parasitoid Biosteres arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Environmental Entomology 25(2): 470-475. Tropical Fruit Vegetable Res. Lab., USDA-ARS, P.O. Box 2280, Honolulu, HI 96804, USA

Bourke, M. (1996). Edible indigenous nuts in Papua New Guinea: Their potential for commercial development. WANATCA Yearbook 20: 37-40. Dep. Hum. Geography, Res. Sch. Pacific Asian Stud., Aust. Natl. Univ., Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

Harris, E. J. and R. C. Bautista (1996). Effects of fruit fly host, fruit species, and host egg to female parasitoid ratio on the laboratory rearing of Biosteres arisanus. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 79(2): 187-194. U.S. Dep. Agric., Agric. Res. Serv., PO Box 2280, Honolulu, HI 96804, USA

Liu, T. Y., L. K. Ho, et al. (1996). Modification of mitomycin C-induced clastogenicity by Terminalia catappa L. in vitro and in vivo. Cancer Letters 105(1): 113-118. {a} Dep. Med. Res., Room 822, Veterans Gen. Hosp.-Taipei, Taipei 112, Taiwan

Grant, G., L. J. More, et al. (1995). Nutritional and haemagglutination properties of several tropical seeds. Journal of Agricultural Science 124(3): 437-445. {a} Rowett Res. Inst., Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB, UK

Gunawardena, N. E. and M. N. A. Swarnakanthi (1995). Behavioural and electrophysiological responses of the coconut pest, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to host, nonhost and alternate host plant volatiles. Journal of the National Science Council of Sri Lanka 23(2): 63-70. Dep. Chem., Univ. Kelaniya, Kelaniya

Galetti, M. and L. P. C. Morellato (1994). Diet of the large fruit-eating bat Artibeus lituratus in a forest fragment in Brazil. Mammalia 58(4): 661-665. {a} Wildlife Res. Group, Dep. Anat., Univ. Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3DY, UK

Suresh, S., R. Ramamurthy, et al. (1994). New record of host plants of cashew leaf webber, Macalla (Lamida) moncusalis Walker (Pyraustidae: Lepidoptera) in India. Journal of Insect Science 7(2): 221. Dep. Agric. Entomol., Agric. Coll. Res. Inst., Madurai-625 104, India

Dube, A., S. Bharti, et al. (1993). Inhibition of anthocyanin synthesis and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activity by cobalt in leaf disks of Terminalia catappa. Physiologia Plantarum 88(2): 237-242. {a} Sch. Life Sci., Vigyan Bhawan, Khandwa Rd., Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore-452 001, India

Gopakumar, S. and K. Gopikumar (1993). Standardisation of containers for growth and vigour of tree seedlings in the nursery. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 6(1): 26-36. Coll. Forestry, Vellanikkara, Trichur-680 654, Kerala, India

Nichols, M. B., M. O. Bancal, et al. (1993). Nonstructural carbohydrates in dormant and afterripened wild oat caryopses. Physiologia Plantarum 88(2): 221-228. {a} Dep. Bot. Plant Pathol., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN 47907-1155, USA

Ramirez, P. J., M. A. Armella, et al. (1993). Reproductive patterns of three neotropical bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Guerrero, Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 38(1): 24-29. Univ. Autonoma Metropolitana, Unidad Iztapalapa Dep. Biol., Apartado 55-535, D.F., Mexico 09340

Almazan, L. E. and A. M. Aguinaldo (1992). Optimization of bonding conditions of plant phenols from Terminalia catappa to polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). Acta Manilana 40: 1-8. Res. Cent. Natural Sci., Univ. Santo Tomas, Espana, Manila 1008, Philippines

Biswas, S. and S. Kukreti (1992). Carpological studies: An aid to the identification of Indian trees: Terminalia Linn. Indian Forester 118(11): 813-821. Systematic Bot. Discipline, Div. Bot., Forest Res. Inst., Dehra Dun, India

De, S. J. R. (1992). Terrestrial vegetation of Laing Island and some other nearby coral cays off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. Belgian Journal of Botany 125(1): 65-79. Dep. Biol., Univ. Catholique Louvain, 4-5 Place Croix du Sud, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Dube, A., S. Bharti, et al. (1992). Inhibition of abscisic acid-induced senescence and anthocyanin synthesis by cobalt in leaf disks of Terminalia catappa L. Indian Journal Of Experimental Biology 30(6): 527-529.

Akanbi, M. O. (1990). Biology, behavior and seasonal fluctuations of Epicerura pulverulenta Hampson (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). Discovery And Innovation 2(2): 85-90.

Hayward, D. F. (1990). The phenology and economic potential of Terminalia catappa L. in south-central Ghana. Vegetatio 9(2): 125-132.

Zanoni, T. A., P. M. M. Mejia, et al. (1990). The flora and the vegetation of the Islands La Matica and La Piedra, Distritio Nacional, Dominican Republic (West Indies). Moscosoa 6: 1-18.

Burkhalter, J. R. and J. C. Wright (1989). Fourteen additions to the known stranded seeds and fruits of Northwest Florida beaches (USA). Sida Contributions To Botany 13(3): 345-350.

Vargas, R. I. and T. Nishida (1989). Spatial distribution of Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) throughout west Oahu (Hawaii, USA): Development of eradication strategies. Proceedings Of The Hawaiian Entomological Society 29: 85-96.

Akanbi, M. O. (1988). The immature stages and chaetotaxy of Epicerura pulverulenta Hampson (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). Insect Science And Its Application 9(5): 659-664.

Balogun, A. M. and B. L. Fetuga (1988). Tannin, phytin and oxalate contents of some wild under-utilized crop-seeds in Nigeria. Food Chemistry 30(1): 37-44.

Kumar, A. (1988). The genus Terminalia L. (Combretaceae) in Madhya Pradesh (India). Journal Of Economic And Taxonomic Botany 12(2): 415-420.

Nakanishi, H. (1988). Dispersal ecology of the maritime plants in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Ecological Research 3(2): 163-174.

Nehru, C. R., K. Jayarathnam, et al. (1987). Field incidence of bark-feeding caterpillar Aetherastis circulata (Meyr) on different alternative host plants and its control. Pesticides 21(7): 39-40.

Suresh, G. and T. N. Ananthakrishnan (1987). Biochemical correlates in Rhipiphorothrips cruentatus and Terminalia catappa interactions with special reference to leaf infestation patterns. Proceedings Of The Indian Academy Of Sciences Animal Sciences 96(2): 117-128.

Mure, V. (1986). The phenology of trees growing outside of their country of origin, particularly of those introduced in a different hemisphere. Revue D'Ecologie La Terre Et La Vie 41(2-3): 129-172.

Todariya, N. P. (1986). Seasonal course of photosynthesis and respiration in some greenhouse tropical and subtropical plants. Botanicheskii Zhurnal 71(7): 929-933.

Balogun, A. M. and B. L. Fetuga (1985). Fatty acid composition of seed oils of some members of the Meliaceae and Combretaceae families. Journal Of The American Oil Chemists' Society 62(3): 529-531.

Fisher, J. B. (1985). Induction of reaction wood in Terminalia catappa (Combretaceae): Roles of gravity and stress. Annals Of Botany 55(2): 237-248.

Keshinro, O. O. (1985). The unconventional sources of ascorbic acid in the tropics. Nutrition Reports International 31(2): 381-388.

Louda, S. M. and P. H. Zedler (1985). Predation in insular plant dynamics: An experimental assessment of postdispersal fruit and seed survival, Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. American Journal Of Botany 72(3): 438-445.

Wee, Y. C. and A. N. Rao (1985). Phenological studies of the sea almond, Terminalia catappa L. Journal Of The Singapore National Academy Of Science 14: 46-48.

Gill, L. S. and J. E. Onuja (1984). Tracheary characteristics of some Nigerian Terminalia spp. Feddes Repertorium 95(5-6): 355-358.

Tanaka, T., G. I. Nonaka, et al. (1039). Tannins and related compounds: XLII. Isolation and characterization of four new hydrolyzable tannins, terflavins A and B, tergallagin and tercatain from the leaves of Terminalia catappa. Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin 34(3): 1039-1049.

Ramassamy, V. and B. Kannabiran Foliar epidermis and stomatal ontogeny in Terminalia. Indian Botanical Contactor 10(3-4): 107-111. {a} Dep. Botany, Bharathidasan Government Coll. Women, Pondicherry 605 003, India


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