Julia Morton
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American author and botanist
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Julia Frances McHugh Morton was an American author and botanist. She was research professor of biology, and director of the Morton Collectanea at the University of Miami. She was elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London in 1974. Well known as a lecturer on toxic, edible and otherwise useful plants, she wrote 10 books and 94 scientific papers, and contributed to an additional 12 books and 27 papers.
Julia Morton's Published Works
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- The horseradish tree,Moringa pterygosperma (Moringaceae)—A boon to Arid Lands? (1991) (477)
- Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America: Bahamas to Yucatan (1980) (456)
- The ocean-going noni, or Indian Mulberry (Morinda citrifolia, Rubiaceae) and some of its “colorful” relatives (1992) (160)
- Brazilian pepper—Its impact on people, animals and the environment (1978) (134)
- Rooibos tea,aspalathus linearis, a caffeineless, low-tannin beverage (1983) (110)
- Major Medicinal Plants: Botany, Culture and Uses (1978) (95)
- Notes on distribution, propagation, and products ofBorassus Palms (Arecaceae) (1988) (91)
- Folk uses and commercial exploitation of Aloe leaf pulp (1961) (82)
- Plant Resources of South-East Asia 6 (1995) (79)
- Mucilaginous plants and their uses in medicine. (1990) (78)
- Major Medicinal Plants (1977) (76)
- Abrusosides A-D, four novel sweet-tasting triterpene glycosides from the leaves of Abrus precatorius. (1989) (71)
- The argan tree (Argania sideroxylon, sapotaceae), a desert source of edible oil (1987) (61)
- The Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan Millsp.), A High-protein, Tropical Bush Legume1 (1976) (59)
- Further Associations of Plant Tannins and Human Cancer (1972) (59)
- Herbs and spices (1976) (55)
- Volatile components of Rooibos tea (Aspalathus linearis) (1985) (53)
- Lantana, or red sage (Lantana camara L., [Verbenaceae]), notorious weed and popular garden flower; some cases of poisoning in Florida (1994) (50)
- THE AUSTRALIAN PINE OR BEEFWOOD (CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA L), AN INVASIVE "WEED" TREE IN FLORIDA (1980) (49)
- Widespread tannin intake via stimulants and masticatories, especially guarana, kola nut, betel vine, and accessories. (1992) (48)
- Terpenes of Schinus terebinthifolius (1977) (47)
- Country borage (Coleus amboinicus Lour.): a potent flavoring and medicinal plant (1992) (40)
- Indian almond (Terminalia catappa), salt-tolerant, useful, tropical tree with “nut” worthy of improvement (1985) (36)
- Pestiferous spread of many ornamental and fruit species in South Florida. (1976) (35)
- Plants associated with esophageal cancer cases in Curacao. (1968) (33)
- Caribbean and Latin American Folk Medicine and Its Influence in the United States (1980) (32)
- Some Folk-Medicine Plants of Central American Markets (1977) (31)
- Current Folk Remedies of Northern Venezuela (1975) (29)
- Folk remedies of the low country (1974) (27)
- The Emblic (Phyllanthus emblica L.) (1960) (26)
- Iridoid glycosides and other constituents of Paederia foetida (1976) (26)
- Food oils and their uses (1984) (25)
- Search for Carcinogenic Principles (1980) (25)
- Pito (Erythrina berteroana) and chipilin (Crotalaria longirostrata), (fabaceae) two soporific vegetables of Central America (1994) (20)
- The calabash (Crescentia cujete) in folk medicine (1968) (20)
- Can the red mangrove provide food, feed and fertilizer? (1965) (19)
- New cyclopeptide alkaloids from Melochia tomentosa (1977) (18)
- 400 plants of south Florida (1974) (18)
- Adhesives from renewable resources (1993) (17)
- Cocoyams (Xanthosoma caracu, X. atrovirens and X. nigrum), Ancient Root- and Leaf-Vegetables, Gaining in Economic Importance (1973) (16)
- Trials of Ipomoea aquatica , nutritious vegetable with high protein- and nitrate-extraction potential (1981) (15)
- PLANT TANNINS AND ESOPHAGEAL CANCER (1979) (14)
- Creeping indigo (Indigofera spicata forsk.) (Fabaceae)—A hazard to herbivores in Florida (1989) (14)
- Identification of volatile constituents of Sassafras albidum root oil (1976) (13)
- Principal wild food plants of the united states excluding alaska and hawaii (1963) (13)
- Tannin as a Carcinogen in Bush-Tea: Tea, Mate’, and Khat (1989) (13)
- The potential carcinogenicity of herbal tea (1986) (11)
- Medicinal and Other Plants Used by People on North Caicos (Turks and Caicos Islands, West Indies) (1977) (10)
- Loroco,Fernaldia pandurata (Apocynaceae): A popular edible flower of Central America (1990) (10)
- THE CAPE GOOSEBERRY AND THE MEXICAN HUSK TOMATO (1954) (10)
- Biological and phytochemical investigation of plants XVI: Strumpfia maritima (Rubiaceae). (1981) (10)
- The pongam tree, unfit for Florida landscaping, has multiple practical uses in under-developed lands. (1990) (9)
- Tentative correlations of plant usage and esophageal cancer zones (1970) (7)
- 400 Plants of South Florida. (1953) (7)
- Yellow Passionfruit Ideal for Florida Home Gardens (1967) (6)
- CRAFT INDUSTRIES FROM COASTAL WETLAND VEGETATION (1976) (5)
- Spanish needles (Bidens pilosa L.) as a wild food resource (1962) (5)
- Our misunderstood mahogany and its problems. (1987) (5)
- Can annatto (Bixa avellana L.), an old source of food color, meet new needs for safe dye? (1960) (5)
- The black olive (Bucida buceras L.), a tropical timber tree, has many faults as an ornamental (1994) (4)
- Earleaf acacia, a fast growing, brittle exotic weed tree in Florida (1986) (4)
- Wildlife Food Plants: A Microscopic View.Elizabeth Lauten Green , Lytle H. Blankenship , Virginia F. Cogar , Terra McMahon (1986) (4)
- The curryleaf tree (Murraya koenigii Spreng.) is attracting attention in Florida. (1984) (4)
- Poisonous and Medicinal Plants. Will H. Blackwell (1990) (4)
- Avoid failures and losses in the cultivation of the cashew (1972) (3)
- Medicinal plants--old and new. (1968) (3)
- Chinese waterchestnuts in Florida: past, present, and future (1988) (3)
- CASHEW NUTS AND CASHEW APPLES (2003) (3)
- New outlook for the cashew (Anacardium occidentale) in tropical America. (1960) (2)
- Welensali (Croton flavens): Folk uses and properties (1971) (2)
- Economic botany in epidemiology (1978) (2)
- Wild Edible Plants of New England: A Field Guide (Including Poisonous Plants Often Encountered). Joan Richardson , Jane Crosen , Sue Gawler (1982) (2)
- The candlenut tree, handsome and wind-resistant, is a neglected ornamental in Florida (1993) (2)
- Poisonous plants of Florida. (1978) (1)
- 1978 Distinguished economic botanist award (1978) (1)
- The Mexican Washington Palm is not an Asset in Florida Landscaping (1990) (1)
- Plant resources in South-East Asia. no. 1. pulses (1993) (1)
- Genera Palmarum: A Classification of Palms Based on the Work of Harold E. Moore, Jr. Natalie W. Uhl , John Dransfield (1988) (1)
- Prospects for cashew advancement in Colombia and Venezuela. (1970) (1)
- Book Review:New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden Herbarium. Siri von Reis, Frank J. Lipp, Jr. (1984) (1)
- Adverse reactions to plants in Florida. (1978) (1)
- The drug aspects of the white sapotes (1962) (1)
- THE JAMBOLAN (SYZYGIUM CUMIN (1963) (1)
- Book Review:The Biology and Utilization of Shrubs. Cyrus M. McKell (1990) (1)
- Book Review:Journal of Small Fruit and Viticulture. Robert E. Gough (1993) (0)
- Malathion Safety Record (1981) (0)
- MANCWAR L. Sm, G. SUB~A RAO~, B. K. CHOWDffiTRY, (1976) (0)
- Book Review (1914) (0)
- Book Reviews (1941) (0)
- Book Review:Oil Crops of the World: Their Breeding and Utilization. Gerhard Robbelen, R. Keith Downey, Amram Ashri (1990) (0)
- Book Review:New Zealand's Economic Native Plants. R. C. Cooper, R. C. Cambie (1993) (0)
- Book Reviews (1914) (0)
- The illustrated plants of special uses in Taiwan (1986) (0)
- Book Review:Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States: Dicotyledons. Robert K. Godfrey, Jean W. Wooten (1982) (0)
- Book Reviews (1927) (0)
- Book Review:Seeds and Their Uses. C. M. Duffus, J. C. Slaughter (1981) (0)
- Book Review:Handbook of Legumes of World Economic Importance. James A. Duke (1982) (0)
- Book Reviews (1931) (0)
- Book Review:Sesbania in Agriculture. Westview Tropical Agriculture Series, Number 8. Dale O. Evans, Peter P. Rotar (1987) (0)
- Book Review:World Guide to Tropical Drift Seeds and Fruits. Charles R. Gunn, John V. Dennis (1977) (0)
- Book Review:Climate, Water and Agriculture in the Tropics. I. J. Jackson (1978) (0)
- Cancer and Poverty (1991) (0)
- Natural products in Caribbena Folk Medicine. Compton E. Seaforth (1990) (0)
- Book Review:Of Plants and People. Charles B. Heiser, Jr. (1986) (0)
- Folk uses and properties of welensali (Crotón flavens J.). (1970) (0)
- Book Reviews (1928) (0)
- USES IN UNDER-DEVELOPED LANDS (1990) (0)
- Book Review:Field Guide to North American Edible Wild Plants. Thomas S. Elias, Peter A. Dykeman (1984) (0)
- Book Review:Wilson Popenoe: Agricultural Explorer, Educator, and Friend of Latin America. Frederic Rosengarten, Jr. (1992) (0)
- Book Reviews (1990) (0)
- Aloe Vera.Carol Miller Kent (1980) (0)
- The society for Economic Botany (1968) (0)
- Book Reviews (1921) (0)
- Book Reviews (1925) (0)
- Book Reviews (1913) (0)
- Salad: Amy Nathan, with photographs by Kathryn Kleinman. Chronicle Books, 1 Hallidie Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94102. 1985 (1987) (0)
- Cadushi (Cereus repandus Mill.), a useful cactus of curacao (1967) (0)
- Book Review:Tropical Pasture and Fodder Plants (Grasses and Legumes). A. V. Bogdan (1978) (0)
- Ethnobotany in the Neotropics. Proceedings of Ethnobotany in the Neotropics Symposium, Society for Economic Botany, 13-14 June, 1983, Oxford, Ohio, USA. Advances in Economic Botany, Volume 1. G. T. Prance , J. A. Kallunki (1985) (0)
- Book Review:Cotton: The Plant That Would Be King. Bertha S. Dodge (1985) (0)
- Castor. V. A. Moshkin (1987) (0)
- Book Review:New Zealand Medicinal Plants. S. G. Brooker, R. C. Cambie, R. C. Cooper (1983) (0)
- Effective mechanization of the cashew-nut industry. (1970) (0)
- Book review (1982) (0)
- Hallucinogenic Plants.@@@Herbs and Spices. (1977) (0)
- Book Review:Plants of Dhofar: Traditional, Economic and Medicinal Uses. Anthony G. Miller, Miranda Morris (1991) (0)
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