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Derris

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Derris is genus of leguminous plants. It contains 65 species, which range from eastern Africa to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, northern Australia, and the southwest Pacific islands. The roots of D. elliptica contain rotenone, a strong insecticide and fish poison.

Species

Common Derris

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderFabales
  5. FamilyFabaceae
Native toAndaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, East Himalaya
Observations1,262
Observations recorded11,652

General: of genera centred on Lonchocarpus, Derris, Millettia and Tephrosia

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
780
With media
528
Family
Fabaceae
Collections
BRIT, NY, MICH, MEL, UTEP, POM
Recorded in
Philippines, Myanmar, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil, Vietnam

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Millettieae
Image
Starr 010425-0043 Derris elliptica.jpg
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Commons category
Derris
taxon name
Derris
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Derris
taxon common name
鱼藤属
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Species
  • See also
  • References
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Derris is genus of leguminous plants. It contains 65 species, which range from eastern Africa to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, northern Australia, and the southwest Pacific islands. The roots of D. elliptica contain rotenone, a strong insecticide and fish poison.

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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Derris” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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