Category: Derris

Derris cuneifolia Benth., F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh.: 253 (1852) (syn: Deguelia cuneifolia (Benth.) Taub.; Deguelia discolor (Benth.) Taub. ; Deguelia hanceana Taub. ; Derris cuneifolia f. assamica Thoth. ; Derris cuneifolia var. longipedicellata Thoth. ; Derris discolor Benth. ; Derris glauca Merr. & Chun ; Derris hancei Hemsl. ; Derris oblonga Hance ; Derris truncata Craib ; Galedupa marginata Roxb. ; Paraderris cuneifolia (Benth.) R.Geesink; Paraderris glauca (Merr. & Chun) T.C.Chen & Pedley […]

Derris ovalifolia (Wight & Arn.)Benth., F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh.: 252 (1852) (syn: Millettia ovalifolia (Wight & Arn.) Kurz; Phaseoloides ovalifolium (Wight & Arn.) Kuntze; Pongamia ovalifolia Wight & Arn.; Pterocarpus ovalifolius (Benth.) Kuntze); . BSI Flora of India gives distribution as Maharashtra, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu; . Derris ovalifolia: 2 high res. images. Found in a sacred grove in Oorani village, ECR […]

Derris monticola (Kurz) Prain (syn: Millettia monticola Kurz); India; Myanmar; Thailand as per Catalogue of Life;   MS June, 2019/16 Derris sp. for ID : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Location : Aizawl, Mizoram Date : 30-06-2019 Habit : Climbing shrub Habitat : Wild Pl. check comparative images at  https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a–-l/f/fabaceae/derris What are the […]

Derris canarensis (Dalzell) Baker, (Syn: Brachypterum canarense (Dalzell) Dalzell; Deguelia canarensis (Baker) Taub.; Deguelia oblonga (Benth.) Taub.; Derris ovalifolia (Wight & Arn.) “Benth., p.p.”; Pongamia canarensis Dalzell);  DER-riss — leather covering; referring to the tough seed pods¿ kuh-nair-EN-sis ? — of or from the Canara or Kanara region in s-w India commonly known as: Kanara derris […]

Derris trifoliata Lour. (Syn. Dalbergia heterophylla Willd.; Deguelia trifoliata (Lour.) Taub.; Deguelia uliginosa (Willd.) Baill.; Deguelia uliginosa var. loureiri Benth.; Derris affinis Benth.; Derris floribunda Prain; Derris forsteniana Miq.; Derris heterophylla (Willd.) K.Heyne; Derris heteropylla (Willd.) Backer; Derris uliginosa (Willd.) Benth.; Galedupa uliginosa (Willd.) Roxb.; Pongamia madagascariensis Bojer ex Oliver; Pongamia madagascariensis Baker; Pongamia uliginosa […]

Derris scandens (Roxb.) Benth. (syn. Brachypterum scandens Benth.; Brachypterum timorense Benth.; Dalbergia scandens Roxb.; Dalbergia timoriensis DC.; Deguelia timoriensis (DC.) Taub.; Derris timoriensis (DC.) Pittier; Galedupa frutescens Blanco; Millettia litoralis Dunn;                            Brachypterum scandens (Roxb.) Wight); . DER-riss — leather covering; referring to the tough seed pods … Dave’s Botanary SKAN-dens — climbing or sprawling … […]

Derris heyneana (Wight & Arn.) Benth. (Syn: Derris bakeri Thoth.; Derris heyneana var. paniculata Baker; Pongamia heyneana Wight & Arn.); . DER-riss — leather covering; referring to the tough seed pods hey-nee-AH-na — named for Dr B Heyne, German botanist and traveller . commonly known as: climbing derris, Heyne’s derris • Marathi: गारवेल garvel . Endemic to: […]