Derris alborubra Hemsl.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Derris

Characteristics

Lianas, 6-7 m, evergreen. Leaves (3 or)5-foliolate; rachis 5-14 cm, including petiole 2.5-3.5 cm; leaflet blades elliptic, oblong, or obovate-oblong, 5-8(-15) × 2-5(-7) cm, leathery, glabrous, base broadly cuneate to rounded, apex obtuse and slightly emarginate. Inflorescence rachis and pedicels thinly pu­berulent; pseudopanicles terminal or axillary, 15-30 cm, nar­row; rachis nodes with up to 15 flowers on short filiform branchlets. Pedicel ca. 1 cm. Flowers 1-1.2 cm. Calyx red, obliquely campanulate, ca. 4.5 mm, appressed pubescent but glabrescent. Corolla whitish, 1-1.2 cm; standard suborbicular, puberulent, apex emarginate. Ovary sessile, yellowish pubes­cent. Legume obliquely ovoid to obliquely oblong, 2-5 × 2.2-2.5 cm, compressed, glabrous; abaxial suture with a ca. 1 mm wide wing, adaxial suture with a 3-4 mm wide wing. Seeds 1 or 2 per legume. Fl. Apr-Jun, fr. Jul-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 6.0
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Blooming months
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JulAugSep
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

Sparse forests or thickets on mountain slopes. Evergreen forests, usually near streams; at elevations from 100-300 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Derris alborubra world distribution map, present in China, Hong Kong, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:491262-1
WFO ID wfo-0000197431
COL ID 34YSD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Derris alborubra Derris alborubra var. honheoensis