[Mihalic] Additions DAKA and Piper aduncum

Robin Hide rhide at coombs.anu.edu.au
Thu May 29 08:19:09 EST 2003


for those interested in the recent Piper aduncum expansion in NG, see: (tho 
unfortunately most of out botanical friends are reluctant to commit local 
names to scientific print):

Gardner, R. O. (2003). "Piper (Piperaceae) in New Guinea: The non-climbing 
species." Blumea 48(1): 47-68.

Harteminck, A. E. (2002). "The invasion of Piper aduncum in Papua New 
Guinea: friend or foe?" Flora Malesiana Bulletin 13(1): 66-68.

Hartemink, A. E. (2001). "Biomass and nutrient accumulation of Piper 
aduncum and Imperata cylindrica fallows in the humid lowlands of Papua New 
Guinea." Forest Ecology and Management 144(1-3): 19-32.

Hartemink, A. E. and J. N. O'Sullivan (2001). "Leaf litter decomposition of 
Piper aduncum, Gliricidia sepium and Imperata cylindrica in the humid 
lowlands of Papua New Guinea." Plant and Soil 230(1): 115-124.

Kidd, S. B. (1997). "A note on Piper aduncum in Morobe Province, Papua New 
Guinea." Science in New Guinea 22(3): 121-123.

Leps, J., V. Novovotny, L. Cizek, K. Molem, B. Isua, W. Boen, R. Kutil, J. 
Auga, M. Kasbal, M. Manumbor and S. Hiuk (2002). "Successful invasion of 
the neotropical species Piper aduncum in rain forests in Papua New Guinea." 
Applied Vegetation Science 5(2): 255-262.

Lovelock, C. E., M. Jebb and C. B. Osmond (1994). "Photoinhibition and 
recovery in tropical plant species: response to disturbance." Oecologia 
97(3): 297-307.

Rogers, H. M. and A. E. Hartemink (2000). "Soil seed bank and growth rates 
of an invasive species, Piper aduncum, in the lowlands of Papua New 
Guinea." Journal of Tropical Ecology 16: 243-251.

Its fruit is a staple food of fruit bats: see:
Bonaccorso, F. J., J. R. Winkelmann, E. R. Dumont and K. Thibault (2002). 
"Home range of Dobsonia minor (Pteropodidae): A solitary, foliage-roosting 
fruit bat in Papua New Guinea." Biotropica 34(1): 127-135.

and

The plant has also been investigated chemically, i.e.
Orjala, J., C. A. J. Erdelmeier, A. D. Wright, T. Rali and O. Sticher 
(1991). Two new dihydrochalcones from Piper aduncum leaves [from Papua New 
Guinea]. 39th Annual congress on medicinal plant research, Saarbrucken, 
Germany, 3 7 September 1991.

Orjala, J., A. D. Wright, H. Behrends, G. Folkers, O. Sticher, H. Ruegger 
and T. Rali (1994). "Cytotoxic and antibacterial dihydrochalcones from 
Piper aduncum." Journal of Natural Products 57(1): 18-26.


Robin
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