Derris

Plants

70 species in the Library

About

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.

Summary from Wikipedia

Derris acuminata

Derris alborubra

Derris amoena

Derris andamanica

Derris benthamii

Derris brevipes

Derris breviramosa

Derris canarensis

Derris caudatilimba

Derris cavaleriei

Derris champarensis

Derris chinensis

Derris cuneifolia

Derris elegans

Derris elliptica

Derris emarginata

Derris ferruginea

Derris fordii

Derris gamblei

Derris glabra

Derris hainanensis

Derris hainanesis

Derris hainesiana

Derris harrowiana

Derris henryi

Derris heyneana

Derris kanjilalii

Derris kingdonwardii

Derris lacei

Derris laotica

Derris lasiantha

Derris laxiflora

Derris lianoides

Derris lushaiensis

Derris luzoniensis

Derris macrocarpa

Derris marginata

Derris mariannensis

Derris matthewii

Derris mioscandens

Derris montana

Derris monticola

Derris oblongifolia

Derris oligosperma

Derris ornithocephala

Derris ovalifolia

Derris palmifolia

Derris parviflora

Derris piscatoria

Derris polyantha

Derris polyanthra

Derris polyphylla

Derris prakashii

Derris pseudomarginata

Derris pubipetala

Derris pulchra

Derris reticulata

Derris robusta

Derris rubrocalyx

Derris rubromaculata

Derris scabricaulis

Derris secunda

Derris solorioides

Derris spanogheana

Derris thothathri

Derris tinghuensis

Derris tonkinensis

Derris trifoliata

Derris yappii

Derris zambalensis