Economic Botany Research Articles

Wild Aloe harvesting in South Africa.

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary MedicineVol. 5, No. 2 PhotoessayWild Aloe Harvesting in South AfricaHassan Sachedina and Dr. Gerard BodekerHassan SachedinaSearch for more papers by this author and Dr. Gerard BodekerSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:24 Sep 2007https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.1999.5.121AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byCape aloe bitters – past and presentSouth African Journal of Botany, Vol. 147Analysis of enablers for vertical integration to enhance rural employabilityJournal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Vol. 34, No. 4Aloe Genus Plants: From Farm to Food Applications and Phytopharmacotherapy19 September 2018 | International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol. 19, No. 9Micropropagation of Aloe vera for Improvement and Enhanced Productivity8 November 2013Research on Water Soluble Polysaccharides Separated from Skin Juice, Gel Juice and Flower of Aloe ferox MillerFood Science and Technology Research, Vol. 19, No. 5African aloe ecology: A reviewJournal of Arid Environments, Vol. 85Current perspectives on the economic botany of the genus Aloe L. (Xanthorrhoeaceae)South African Journal of Botany, Vol. 77, No. 4Taxonomic significance of leaf surface morphology in Aloe section Pictae (Xanthorrhoeaceae)Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Vol. 160, No. 4Therapeutic uses of Aloe L. (Asphodelaceae) in southern AfricaJournal of Ethnopharmacology, Vol. 119, No. 3Growth of Aloe ferox Mill. at selected sites in the Makana region of the Eastern CapeSouth African Journal of Botany, Vol. 73, No. 2 Volume 5Issue 2Apr 1999 InformationCopyright 1999, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.To cite this article:Hassan Sachedina and Dr. Gerard Bodeker.Wild Aloe Harvesting in South Africa.The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.Apr 1999.121-123.http://doi.org/10.1089/acm.1999.5.121Published in Volume: 5 Issue 2: September 24, 2007PDF download

Passiflora incarnata (Passifloraceae): A new fruit crop

Passiflora incarnata:A New Fruit Crop. Economic Botany 53(2): 161–176, 1999. Passiflora incarnata bears flavorful fruits consumed by past and present peoples, and this plant deserves greater use as a fruit crop. Native to southeastern North America, it is an herbaceous perennial vine which flowers and fruits over much of the growing season. P. incarnata is self-incompatible and usually pollinated by carpenter bees (Xylocopa spp.). Plants are functionally andromonoecious, and low resource status favors male flower production and thus reduces fruit set. The fruits contain many seeds, each surrounded by an aril holding edible juice, and this juice can be consumed fresh or used in processed products. Because it is a minor agricultural weed, P. incarnata should not be introduced into regions where it may naturalize. Polyploid hybrids of P. incarnata and the subtropical and tropical passionfruit, P. edulis, are also potential temperate fruit crops. Future research on P. incarnata should evaluate intraspecific genetic variation and performance in cultivation.

Plants for Food and Medecine. Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the Society for Economic Botany and the International Society for Ethnopharmacology, London 1 - 6 July, 1996

Plants for Food and Medicine, the proceedings of the 1996 Economic Botany and the International Society of Ethnopharmacology Conference. Explores the commercial and scientific potential of plants for the food, health and drug industries. It focuses on the current state of 'pharmafoods' - how medicinal plants are shaping modern medicine; ethnopharmacology; new drug development; biodiversity and conservation; and the valuation of wild plant resources.

The Penang Botanic Gardens, 1794–1905: the design and development of a tropical botanic garden

Botanic gardens in South-East Asia made a significant contribution during the discovery and dissemination of flowering and economic botany throughout the world from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s. While many of these gardens have received both international recogmtlOn and national expenditures commensurate with their significance, the Penang Botanic Gardens on Pulau Pinang, an island off the west coast of Malaysia, have often been overlooked. These gardens silently supported and assisted the endeavours of the Singapore Botanic Gardens' administration and botanical research. They were also an important venue for the cultivation and dissemination of seeds and specimens throughout Asia and into Britain. Prominent in Penang's development was the vision of its first Curator, Charles Curtis (1854–1928), who supervised the design and development from 1884 to 1903 and established Penang's credentials as a significant botanical research centre. This article reviews the history — notably the design development — of the Penang Botanic Gardens, from 1794 to 1905, and considers their contribution on the Pulau itself and to South-East Asian botanic garden history.

Die Xylothek des Chikusai Kato

Lack, H. W. & Ohba, H.: Die Xylothek des Chikusai Kato [The xylotheque of Chikusai Kato]. — Willdenowia 28 : 263–275. 1998. — ISSN 0511-9618.A collection of 177 wood blocks is described, each bearing a red impression of the seal of Chikusai Kato dated ‘11 Meiji’, i.e. 1878, and consisting of a minimum of nine elements: the rectangular wood block proper, four cylindrical slices cut from branches and fixed to the corners, and four more or less rectangular pieces of bark and underlying wood fixed to the edges of the wood block. This arrangement offers a quick impression of wood characters in longitudinal and cross sections as well as an idea of the bark. 136 species are represented, most of them native to Japan, some specimens have been taken from introduced trees. In addition, each wood block carries a painting, being an accurate illustration of the species from which the wood sample is taken and, usually, showing a twig, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, etc. Clearly painted in the western tradition, these figures testify to the new approach to plant illustration characteristic of the Meiji period, which had started a few years before Chikusai Kato's xylothek was finished. 152 of these wood blocks are kept in the Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, 25 in the Economic Botany Collections at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, all belonging to the same series.

Taxonomy and Economic Botany of Malagasy Plants: Two Books by a Father-Daughter Team

Taxonomy and Economic Botany of Malagasy Plants: Two Books by a Father-Daughter Team

Economic Botany and ethnobotany in al-Andalus (Iberian Peninsula: Tenth-fifteenth centuries), an unknown heritage of Mankind

The Hispano-Arabic culture in the Iberian Middle Ages is a major chapter in the history of the use and knowledge of plants. The Andalusi agronomists, botanists and physicians assimilated their heritage of Iberian, Hispano-Roman, and Hispano-Visigothic cultures with North-African and Eastern influences. They developed a profound knowledge of the plant world and managed a high diversity of species. A part of this ethnobotanical and agronomic heritage was transmitted not only to the local cultures and generations that followed, but also to peoples on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean by the Spanish colonists in the New World. This paper presents a study of the principal works of the so-called Andalusi Agronomic School (10th-15th centuries) and their agronomist authors: Arib ben Said, Ibn Wafid, Ibn Hayyay, Abu l-Jayr, Ibn Bassal, al-Tignari, Ibn al-Awwam and Ibn Luyun. We also raise questions about Andalusi ethnobotany, the introduction of Oriental species in the Iberian Peninsula and the prospects for ethnobotanical research through the philological study of Hispano-Arabic writings.

Botanical libraries and herbaria in North America. 2. The Rudolph natural history library and its acquisition by the Ohio State University

SummaryStuessy, T. F., Stuckey, R. L., Boomgaarden, W. L. & Burk, W. R.: Botanical libraries and herbaria in North America. 2. The Rudolph natural history library and its acquisition by the Ohio State University. – Taxon 46: 643‐648.1997. – ISSN 0040‐0262.Emanuel D. Rudolph, professor of botany at the Ohio State University and his wife, Ann Waterman Rudolph, developed a large personal natural history library totalling more than 53,000 volumes. Their entire library was willed to the Ohio State University, with approximately 11,000 botanical volumes donated to the Herbarium Library. These books mostly represent subjects in biogeography, biography, cryptogamic botany (especially lichenology), economic botany, general botany, and history of botany. Prominent authors are Acharius, Amos Eaton, Almira Lincoln Phelps, Lindley, Linnaeus, Ray, Schleiden, and Alphonso Wood. Holdings extend back to the 16th century.

Julia Morton (1912–1996), whose protégé has been economic botany

Julia Frances McHugh Morton was the victim in a serious automobile accident on September 10, 1996. She was heading home from her regular work day at her office, the Morton Collectanea on the University of Miami campus, when the accident occurred. Julia never recovered consciousness from the crash. With her death, the world lost one of the pioneers in economic botany, who for exactly fifty years was a major contributor to the relatively new field of ethnobotany. Julia was born April 25, 1912 in Middlebury, Vermont. When she was fifteen her mother and sister died and her brother took her to New York City to live. She worked for several years as a commercial artist, and it was there she met and married Kendal Paul Morton, a Canadian. Together they sought to produce an encyclopedia of information on food, medicinal, and other useful plants. Their collection of data, assembled as copies or clippings from any source available, was filed as single sheets under appropriate topics in file cabinets. The collection was called a collectanea and soon became known academically as The Morton Collectanea. With the outbreak of World War II Kendal and Julia returned to Canada, where Kendal was to enter the service and edit a military camp newspaper. He failed a physical examination because of a heart murmur and chose to move to the Bahamas rather than face civilian life in wartime Canada or the U.S. Their botanical files were placed in storage except for entries on tropical fruits, which would be useful in Nassau. By adding to the files and by learning more about tropical fruits, the Mortons prepared the manuscript for their first publication, "Fifty Tropical Fruits of Nassau." Julia proved to be an excellent photographer and used the talent in nearly all of her publications. At the end of the war the Mortons accepted an invitation to work at the Subtropical Experimental Station in Homestead, Florida, where they were aided by association with George Ruehle and Bruce Ledin. Collaboration with Dr. Ledin produced the manuscript for the book 400 Plants of South Florida. Perhaps it was this publication that led to their association with the University of Miami in Coral Gables. With the approval of President Bowman Ashe and the cooperation of Prof. Taylor Alexander, all of the Collectanea files were assembled on the new campus in a wartime temporary building. In this new spacious location the Collectanea grew in size and in usefulness. Students were available to help with the selection and organization of material, and there was room for visiting scholars, who had free access to the material. The Mortons' interest also became divided, with one portion devoted to poisonous plants and the other remaining on useful plants, edible and ornamental. A suggestion that her photographs of plants would make interesting and useful posters led to the production of two wall charts of "Plants Poisonous to People," one showing plants that primarily cause internal poisoning, and the other, plants that are primarily causes of skin and respiratory irritation. It is no exaggeration to say these are currently in use in classrooms and hospitals in many tropical countries. In the Miami area inquiries about toxic plants were directed to Julia by letter, by telephone, or in person. The Poison Control Center referred most plant poison calls to her. In temperate areas it is possible for a qualified individual to ask the proper questions and receive descriptive details permitting the plant to be iden-

The society for economic botany

At the meeting of the Council of the Society for Economic Botany on June 11, 1978, the concept of an Economic Botany Section in the Botanical Society of America was endorsed. Such a section would enable persons attending Botanical Society meetings, whether or not they also attend Society for Economic Botany Meetings, to sponsor symposia, contributed papers, or conduct other activities concerning economic botany. The Botanical Society has 12 other sections, which have functioned well over the years in facilitating information flow between its members and those of related societies. The Council of the Botanical Society of America, at its June 25, 1978, meeting, authorized the establishment of an Economic Botany Section. The next step, therefore, is development of a list of interested members. Any member of the Botanical Society of America who has interests in economic botany and wishes to affiliate with the Economic Botany Section should notify

Professor, Dr.philos. Tore Ouren 1918—1995

Professor Tore Ouren died on 17 August 1995, aged 77 years. His scientific disciplines were economic geography and botany, each of which he studied separately, or in combination. His geographic background is very apparent in his studies on plant immigration and plant geography, and his botanical knowledge can be traced in several of his geographic works. About 46% of his publications can be classified as geography, while the remainder are more botanical in character. Tore Ouren was born in Trondheim on 5 June 1918. His father was Doctor Henrik Ouren and his mother Signe Ouren, nee Jenssen. He completed his secondary education at Trondheim College of Economics in 1936, and then left for Bergen. Here he completed an undergraduate degree course at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in 1939, and added a graduate teaching diploma specializing in geography in 1940. He continued 'his formal education even after this, and, unlike most of his contemporaries, he now changed to (or rather we should say: continued with) another discipline, and took his Master's degree in botany at the University of Oslo in 1950, under the supervision of the late Professor Rolf Nordhagen. At that time, he had already succeeded in producing several scientific articles, books and monographs. In 1959 he took his doctorate at the University of Oslo.

Economic botany policies and manuscript requirements

Economic botany policies and manuscript requirements

Glutinous Rice and Its Importance for Hill Farmers in Laos

Glutinous Rice and Its Importance for Hill Farmers in Laos. Economic Botany, 50(4): 401-408. 1996. Glutinous or waxy rice is the most important crop for subsistence farming economies in the hills of Northern Laos. Hill farmers continue to use traditional varieties only. Geographical and political isolation have contributed towards their preservation. Traditional varieties are mainly of the japonica type, have a good yield potential, are well adapted to the local conditions, and represent a wide genetic diversity. Farmers interviewed prefer varieties with large panicles, planted 2.7 varieties on average, with 17, 30 and 53% of the area planted to early, medium and late varieties, respectively. Out of 544 traditional cultivars 95% flowered within 88–120 days after planting. Crops planted together with rice in order of importance are: maize, cucumber, chili, taro, and sesame. Farmers reported annual milled rice production of 125 kg per capita and rice self-sufficiency for 8 months for 1992 and 1993. Maize, cassava, and products from the forest are major rice substitutes and food security in remote areas could best be improved by increasing production of maize and cassava in combination with livestock production systems.

SPECIAL LECTURE: New Wine in an Old Bottle: Homeotic Sexual Translocations and the Origin of Maize (Zea mays)

American Journal of BotanyVolume 83, Issue S6 p. 89-90 Economic Botany Section SPECIAL LECTURE: New Wine in an Old Bottle: Homeotic Sexual Translocations and the Origin of Maize (Zea mays) First published: 01 June 1996 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1537-2197.1996.tb15773.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume83, IssueS6June 1996Pages 89-90 RelatedInformation

The Society for economic botany 1995 Distinguished economic botanist

The Society for economic botany 1995 Distinguished economic botanist

The society for economic botany

The society for economic botany

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American Journal of BotanyVolume 82, Issue S6 p. 67-68 Economic Botany CONTRIBUTED PAPERS First published: 01 June 1995 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1537-2197.1995.tb11531.xCitations: 3AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume82, IssueS6June 1995Pages 67-68 RelatedInformation

Economic Botany, Conservation, and Development: What's the Connection?

Economic Botany, Conservation, and Development: What's the Connection?

Toward an Integration of Evolutionary Ecology and Economic Botany: Personal Perspectives on Plant/People Interactions

Toward an Integration of Evolutionary Ecology and Economic Botany: Personal Perspectives on Plant/People Interactions

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS

American Journal of BotanyVolume 81, Issue S6 p. 76-77 Economic Botany CONTRIBUTED PAPERS First published: 01 June 1994 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1537-2197.1994.tb15533.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume81, IssueS6June 1994Pages 76-77 RelatedInformation