The Status of Taxodium distichum (L.) Richard (Bald Cypress) in New Jersey

1965 ◽  
Vol 92 (4) ◽  
pp. 305
Author(s):  
John M. Bernard
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
Taxodium Distichum ◽  
Bald Cypress ◽  
The Status

scholarly journals Radiocarbon Pretreatment Comparisons of bald cypress (Taxodium Distichum) wood samples from a Massive buried deposit on the Georgia Coast, USA – ERRATUM

Radiocarbon ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 2029-2031
Author(s):  
Katharine G Napora ◽  
Alexander Cherkinsky ◽  
Robert J Speakman ◽  
Victor D Thompson ◽  
Robert Horan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Taxodium Distichum ◽  
Bald Cypress ◽  
Georgia Coast

scholarly journals Endophytic taxol-producing fungi from bald cypress, Taxodium distichum

Microbiology ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 142 (8) ◽  
pp. 2223-2226 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-y. Li ◽  
G. Strobel ◽  
R. Sidhu ◽  
W. M. Hess ◽  
E. J. Ford
Keyword(s):  
Taxodium Distichum ◽  
Bald Cypress

scholarly journals Cytotoxic Activity of Abietane-Type Diterpenes Isolated From Taxodium distichum Against Cancer Cells Adapted to Nutrient-Starved Conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 1934578X2091529
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Zaher ◽  
Jianyu Lin ◽  
Masayoshi Arai
Keyword(s):  
Cytotoxic Activity ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Effective Concentration ◽  
Taxodium Distichum ◽  
Nutrient Starvation ◽  
Bald Cypress ◽  
Half Maximal Effective Concentration ◽  
First Time ◽  
General Culture

The mechanisms of cancer cell adaptation to tumor microenvironmental conditions, such as hypoxia and nutrient starvation, are currently receiving much attention as possible therapeutic targets. In an attempt to identify selectively cytotoxic substances against cancer cells adapted to nutrient starvation, 4 abietane-type diterpenes, sugiol (1), 6-α-hydroxysugiol (2), cryptojaponol (3), and 6-hydroxy-5,6-dehydrosugiol (4), were isolated from the bark of Taxodium distichum L. Rich var. distichum (bald cypress). Compounds 1, 2, and 4 showed potent cytotoxic activity against PANC-1 cells adapted to nutrient-starved conditions with half-maximal effective concentration (EC50) values of 6.4-9.2 µM, whereas the EC50 values of these compounds against PANC-1 cells under general culture conditions were more than 100 µM. Alternatively, compound 3, which we report for the first time in the genus Taxodium, showed moderate cytotoxicity against PANC-1 cells under nutrient-starved conditions with an EC50 of 37.9 µM. The selective index (S.I.), which compared the activity under nutrient-starved conditions with that under general culture conditions, was low (7.9). Further investigation revealed that the selective cytotoxic activity of compound 2 might be affecting the mitochondria.

Allelochemical resistance of bald cypress,Taxodium distichum, heartwood to the subterranean termite,Coptotermes formosanus

1988 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 765-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn ◽  
Ruei-Ching Hsu ◽  
Nan-Yao Su ◽  
Jacob B. Huffman ◽  
Sharon L. Midland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Taxodium Distichum ◽  
Coptotermes Formosanus ◽  
Subterranean Termite ◽  
Bald Cypress

scholarly journals More-than-human Infrastructure for Just Resilience: Learning from, Working with, and Designing for Bald Cypress Trees (Taxodium distichum) in the Mississippi River Delta

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 442-474
Author(s):  
Bonnie J. Gordon ◽  
Stanislav Roudavski
Keyword(s):  
Mississippi River ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Taxodium Distichum ◽  
River Delta ◽  
Mississippi River Delta ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Bald Cypress ◽  
History Of ◽  
Flood Control Infrastructure ◽  
Cypress Trees

Humans design infrastructure for human needs, with limited regard for the needs of nonhumans such as animals and plants. Humans also often fail to recognise nonhuman lifeforms such as trees as fellow engineers designers, or architects, even though the contribution of trees to ecosystem services is well established and their right to justice ought to be recognised. Studies have shown that flood-control infrastructure near the Mississippi River inadvertently left Southern Louisiana more vulnerable to coastal threats. We examine this characteristic outcome and identify infrastructural injustices in multispecies communities. Based on theories in philosophy and design supported by historical analyses, we defend the proposals to extend 1) the understanding of resilience to include more-than-human communities; and 2) the notion of justice to include non-human stakeholders. The reframing in more-than-human terms is already under way in a variety of disciplines. However, these efforts rarely extend into considerations of practical design and have attracted criticism for insufficient engagement with historical processes and the accumulations of power and responsibility. To illustrate these injustices, we trace the history of bald cypress trees (Taxodium distichum) in the Mississippi River Delta and show how infrastructure impacted the trees. This analysis demonstrates that designs that do not consider the needs of vulnerable stakeholders can cause harm in multispecies communities. In response, we propose that humans can work to improve infrastructural resilience by including humans and nonhumans as collaborators.

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