Derris scandens (Roxb.) Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Derris

Characteristics

A climbing branched shrub. It has a taproot. The leaves are alternate and compound. They can be 19 cm long. It has narrowly oval leaflets. The flowers are pale red. The fruit is a pod 0.2-0.8 cm long by 0.9-1.2 cm wide. It is narrowed at both ends.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system tap-root
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light forests and brushwood. Found in various types of vegetation; open and disturbed or abandoned cultivated areas, shrubbery, agricultural areas, edges of rice fields, grassland, beach and mangrove forest; at elevations up to 750 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses fiber insecticide medicinal ornamental poison
Edible leaves roots
Therapeutic use Anti-bacterial agents (aerial part), Spasm (aerial part), Cholagogues and choleretics (bark), Fishes, poisonous (bark), Snake bites (bark), Chest pain (bulb), Galactogogues (root), Snake bites (root), Piscicide (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (unspecified), Fishes, poisonous (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds or cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

Derris scandens unspecified picture

Distribution

Derris scandens world distribution map, present in Australia, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, India, Kenya, Cambodia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Réunion, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:491427-1
WFO ID wfo-0000184577
COL ID 34YWJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447180
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Dalbergia timoriensis Brachypterum scandens Galedupa frutescens Deguelia timoriensis Brachypterum timorense Millettia litoralis Pongamia coriacea Amerimnon scandens Dalbergia venusta Pterocarpus scandens Derris timoriensis Solori scandens Derris scandens var. scandens Derris scandens Dalbergia scandens

Lower taxons

Derris scandens var. saharanpurensis Derris scandens var. shanicus Derris scandens var. toppinii