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Derris

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Derris cuneifolia Benth. (Nepal to China (Guangdong, S. Guangxi) and Peninsula Malaysia, Sulawesi: Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sulawesi, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO)
        

Derris heyneana (Wight & Arn.) Benth.
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Sanjappa (1992) have mentioned presence of the following species of Derris in India:

  1. Derris acuminata Benth. [vars. acuminata, sikkimensis]
  2. D. andamanica Prain
  3. D. benthamii (Thwaites) Thwaites [vars. bentamii, wightii]
  4. D. brevipes(Benth.) Baker [vars. brevipes, coriaccea]
  5. D. canarensis (Dalzell) Baker
  6. D. cuneifolia Benth. [vars. cuneifolia, longipedicellata] (Derris cuneifolia var. cuneifolia Benth. = Paraderris cuneifolia (Benth.) R. Geesink)
  7. D. elegans Benth. [vars. elegans, vestita]
  8. D. elliptica (Wall.) Benth. [vars. elliptica, chittagongensis]
  9. D. hainesiana Thoth.
  10. D. heyneana (Wight & Arn.) Benth.
  11. D. kanjilalii K.C. Sahni & H.B. Naithani
  12. D. lushaiensis Thoth.
  13. D. macrocarpa Thoth.
  14. D. marginata (Roxb.) Benth.
  15. D. monticola (Kurz) Prain
  16. D. ovalifolia (Wight & Arn.) Benth.
  17. D. pseudorobusta Thoth.
  18. D. robusta (DC.) Benth.
  19. D. scandens (Roxb.) Benth. [vars. scandens, saharanpurensis]
  20. D. secunda Baker
  21. D. thothathrii Bennet
  22. D. trifoliata Lour.

Note-

Derris ferruginea is taken as D. elegans var. vestita in Sanjappa (1992) which is now a distinct species.
Derris microptera is taken as a synonym of D. acuminata in Sanjapa (1992) but it is now a distinct species.  
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Reference:
Sanjappa, M. 1992. Legumes of India. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun. 
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BinomialHabitNotesRef.Distrib.
Derris
benthamii (Thw.) Thw. var.
benthamii		ClimberWestern Ghats,
Evergreen Forests		Flora of Tamil
Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Thothathri, 1961		Theni,
Tirunelveli
Derris benthamii (Thw.) Thw. var. wightii (Baker) Thoth.ClimberWestern
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Gamble, 1957		Tirunelveli
Derris brevipes (Benth) Baker var. brevipesShrubWestern
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		Coimbatore,
Dindigul,  Nilgiri, Theni, Tirunelveli
Derris brevipes (Benth) Baker var. coriacea Baker ShrubWestern
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Thothathri, 1961		Dindigul,
Nilgiri
Derris canarensis (Dalz.) BakerShrubWestern
Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forests		Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Fyson, 1932		Madurai
Derris scandens (Roxb.) BenthClimberPlains
to Low Altitude		Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		All
districts
Derris thothathrii Bennett ClimberWestern
Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forests		Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Thothathri, 1961		Coimbatore,
Dindigul
Derris trifoliata Lour.ClimberPlains
especially Coast		Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Thothathri, 1961; Matthew, 1983		Chennai,
Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Kanchee puram, Madurai,
Ramanatha puram, Thanjavur
Updated on December 24, 2024

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