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:
15 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
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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Conservation Status

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. In: Botanical Survey of India, 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. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) A:112.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishderris as Paraderris elliptica1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. Note: as Paraderris elliptica
Englishtubaroot  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Derris elliptica
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaOdisha Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaPunjab Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndiaAndaman and Nicobar Islands Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:431-432. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
2Cultivated    also cult. elsewhere 
2CultivatedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina s.Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaKalimantan Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalPapuasiaIndonesiaPapua Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
4NaturalizedPacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:431-432. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
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

Reference(s)
  1. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  2. Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
  3. Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
  4. Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:431-432. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  5. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=13545. Accessed 15 April 2026.