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Taxon:  Derris elliptica (Wall.) Benth.



Summary
Genus:
Derris
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Millettieae
Nomen number:
13545
Place of publication:
J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 4(suppl.):111. 1860
Comment:
Benth. cited both Pongamia elliptica Wallich (Mar-1832) & Galedupa elliptica Roxb. (Oct-1832)
Verified:
11/10/2017 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Pongamia elliptica Wall.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Paraderris elliptica (Wall.) Adema

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Deguelia elliptica (Roxb.) Taub.
Galedupa elliptica Roxb.
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Reference(s)
  1. Adema, F. 2003. Notes on Malesian Fabaceae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) 9. The genus Paraderris. Blumea 48:137.
  2. Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
  3. Geesink, R. 1984. Scala Millettiearum. A survey of the genera of the tribe Millettieae (Legum.-Pap.) with methodological considerations. Leiden Bot. Ser. 8:109. Note: = Paraderris (Miq.) Geesink, but no comb. made
  4. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  5. Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
  6. Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
  7. Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
  8. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  9. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  10. Thothathri, K. 1976. Studies in Leguminosae Part 24: Notes on the Indo-Burmese species of Derris. J. Jap. Bot. 51:148.
  11. Thothathri, K. 1982. Leguminosae: Genus - Derris. Fascicles of flora of India. 8:16.
  12. Thothathri, K. 1984. Studies in Leguminosae XXX - Further contributions to Dalbergia L. f. and Derris Lour. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 81:238.
  13. Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
  14. Verdcourt, B. 1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes.
  15. Westphal, E. & P. C. M. Jansen, eds. 1989. A selection. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) A:112.
Common names
English
derris –
tubaroot –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaOdisha 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaPunjab 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndiaAndaman and Nicobar Islands 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
2Cultivated    also cult. elsewhere
2CultivatedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
2CultivatedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina s.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa 
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaKalimantan 
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera 
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalPapuasiaIndonesiaPapua 
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  
4NaturalizedPacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India [Assam, Meghalaya, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal], Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: India [Andaman and Nicobar Islands], Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand
  • MALESIA: Malaysia, Philippines
Cultivated

  • REGION:
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China (s.)
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
  • PAPUASIA: Indonesia [Papua], Papua New Guinea
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa, Kalimantan, Sumatera]
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Non-vertebrate poisonsplant pest control Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Non-vertebrate poisonsplant pest control Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Non-vertebrate poisonsplant pest controlsource of insecticide "rotenone"Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Vertebrate poisonsfish Verdcourt, B. 1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=13545. Accessed 24 May 2025.