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Derrises
Derris
Derris is genus of leguminous plants found in Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, including New Guinea. The roots of D. elliptica contain rotenone, a strong insecticide and fish poison.
44 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Derris
speciesDerris trifoliata
Derris laxiflora
speciesDerris laxiflora
Tuba Root
speciesDerris elliptica
Derris alborubra
speciesDerris alborubra
Derris fordii
speciesDerris fordii
Derris canarensis
speciesDerris canarensis
Derris amoena
speciesDerris amoena
Derris heyneana
speciesDerris heyneana
Derris rubrocalyx
speciesDerris rubrocalyx
Derris montana
speciesDerris montana
Derris brevipes
speciesDerris brevipes
Derris ferruginea
speciesDerris ferruginea
Derris cuneifolia
speciesDerris cuneifolia
Derris robusta
speciesDerris robusta
Derris taiwaniana
speciesDerris taiwaniana
Derris tonkinensis
speciesDerris tonkinensis
Derris harrowiana
speciesDerris harrowiana
Derris parviflora
speciesDerris parviflora
Derris marginata
speciesDerris marginata
Derris scabricaulis
speciesDerris scabricaulis
Derris oblongifolia
speciesDerris oblongifolia
Derris benthamii
speciesDerris benthamii
Derris caudatilimba
speciesDerris caudatilimba
Derris longiracemosa
speciesDerris longiracemosa
Derris ovalifolia
speciesDerris ovalifolia
Derris polyantha
speciesDerris polyantha
Derris acuminata
speciesDerris acuminata
Derris rubricosta
speciesDerris rubricosta
Derris reticulata
speciesDerris reticulata
Derris secunda
speciesDerris secunda
Derris yappii
speciesDerris yappii
Derris andamanica
speciesDerris andamanica
Derris cavaleriei
speciesDerris cavaleriei
Derris kingdonwardii
speciesDerris kingdonwardii
Derris lianoides
speciesDerris lianoides
Derris lushaiensis
speciesDerris lushaiensis
Derris thothathri
speciesDerris thothathri
Derris mariannensis
speciesDerris mariannensis
Derris hainesiana
speciesDerris hainesiana
Derris palmifolia
speciesDerris palmifolia
Derris entadoides
speciesDerris entadoides
Derris elegans
speciesDerris elegans
Derris breviramosa
speciesDerris breviramosa
Derris zambalensis
speciesDerris zambalensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 138291.