Derris

Location & distribution maps

Plant  information

Common name:         . . .

Conservation status: . . .

Etymology:   

Flowers

Fruit:                            

Leaves:         

Stem & branches: 

Roots:         

• The roots of D. elliptica contain rotenone, a strong insecticide and fish poison

Habit:        

• Derris is genus of leguminous plants

Habitat:   

Distribution:                  

•  It contains 65 species, which range from eastern Africa to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, northern Australia, and the southwest Pacific islands

Additional notes:     

• Despite the secondary compounds found in Derris, they serve as food plants for many Lepidopteran larvae including Batrachedra spp.

• Species

  • 65 species are currently accepted:

    • Derris acuminata Benth.

    • Derris alborubra Hemsl.

    • Derris amoena Benth.

    • Derris andamanica Prain

    • Derris benthamii (Thwaites) Thwaites

    • Derris brevipes (Benth.) Baker

    • Derris breviramosa F.C.How

    • Derris canarensis (Dalzell) Baker

    • Derris caudatilimba F.C.How

    • Derris cavaleriei Gagnep.

    • Derris chinensis Benth.

    • Derris cuneifolia Benth.

    • Derris elegans Benth.

    • Derris elliptica (Wall.) Benth.

    • Derris emarginata Valeton

    • Derris entadoides (Z.Wei) Z.Q.Song

    • Derris ferruginea (Wall. ex Voigt) Benth.

    • Derris fordii Oliv.

    • Derris gamblei Soosairaj, P.Raja & Dhatchan.

    • Derris glabra Sirich.

    • Derris hainanensis Hayata

    • Derris hainesiana Thoth.

    • Derris harrowiana (Diels) Z.Wei

    • Derris henryi Thoth.

    • Derris heyneana (Wight & Arn.) Benth.

    • Derris kanjilalii K.C.Sahni & H.B.Naithani

    • Derris kingdonwardii Thoth.

    • Derris lacei Dunn

    • Derris laotica Gagnep.

    • Derris lasiantha Hayata

    • Derris laxiflora Benth.

    • Derris lianoides Elmer

    • Derris lushaiensis Thoth.

    • Derris luzoniensis (Adema) Sirich. & Adema

    • Derris macrocarpa Thoth.

    • Derris marginata (Roxb.) Benth.

    • Derris mariannensis Hosok.

    • Derris matthewii Kottaim.

    • Derris montana Benth.

    • Derris monticola (Kurz) Prain

    • Derris oblongifolia Merr.

    • Derris oligosperma K.Schum. & Lauterb.

    • Derris ornithocephala (Adema) Sirich. & Adema

    • Derris ovalifolia (Wight & Arn.) Benth.

    • Derris palmifolia Chun & F.C.How

    • Derris parviflora Benth.

    • Derris piscatoria (Blanco) Sirich. & Adema

    • Derris polyantha G.Perkins

    • Derris polyanthra Miq.

    • Derris pseudomarginata Sirich.

    • Derris pubipetala Miq.

    • Derris pulchra Gage

    • Derris reticulata Craib

    • Derris rubrocalyx Verdc.

    • Derris rubromaculata Chun & F.C.How

    • Derris scabricaulis (Franch.) Gagnep. ex F.C.How

    • Derris secunda Baker

    • Derris solorioides Sirich. & Adema

    • Derris spanogheana Blume ex Miq.

    • Derris taiwaniana (Hayata) Z.Q.Song

    • Derris thothathri Bennet

    • Derris tonkinensis Gagnep.

    • Derris trifoliata Lour. – common derris

    • Derris yappii Craib

    • Derris zambalensis Elmer

Sources of information:

•  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derris (2024)