Taxon:  Deguelia utilis (A. C. Sm.) A. M. G. Azevedo



Summary
Genus:
Deguelia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Millettieae
Nomen number:
429927
Place of publication:
Rev. Brasil. Biol. 58:512.  1998
Verified:
03/25/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
10 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Lonchocarpus utilis A. C. Sm.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Derris utilis (A. C. Sm.) Ducke
Lonchocarpus nicou (Aubl.) DC. var. utilis (A. C. Sm.) F. J. Herm.

Invalid Designation(s)
Derris nicou auct.
Lonchocarpus nicou auct.
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Azevedo-Tozzi, A. M. G. 1989. Estudios taxonômicos dos gêneros Lonchocarpus Kunth e Deguelia Aubl. no Brasil. Unpublished dissertation (Universidade Estadual de Campinas) 133-139.
  2. Azevedo-Tozzi, A. M. G. 1998. A identidade do timbó-verdadeiro: Deguelia utilis (A. C. Sm.) A. M. G. Azevedo (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae). Revista Brasil. Biol. 58:511-516.
  3. da Silva, M. J. et al. 2012. Phylogeny and biogeography of Lonchocarpus sensu lato and its allies in the tribe Millettieae (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae). Taxon 61:93-108. Note: it finds support for a monophyletic Deguelia
  4. Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance Note: = Lonchocarpus nicou
  5. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Lonchocarpus nicou
  6. Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana. Colegio Salesiano, Lima, Peru. Note: = Lonchocarpus nicou
  7. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Lonchocarpus utilis
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbarbasco as Lonchocarpus utilis11961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Lonchocarpus utilis
Englishcube as Lonchocarpus utilis11961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Lonchocarpus utilis
Englishtimbo as Lonchocarpus nicou1Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance Note: = Lonchocarpus nicou
Frenchnicou as Lonchocarpus nicou2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Lonchocarpus nicou
Spanishbarbasco as Lonchocarpus nicou2Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana. Colegio Salesiano, Lima, Peru. Note: = Lonchocarpus nicou
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAcre 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAmazonas 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaMeta 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAmazonas 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAyacucho 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruJunín 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruMadre de Dios 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruSan Martín 0
2CultivatedSouthern America South America n.0
6Other    exact native range obscure0
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Amazonas, Pará]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Amazonas, Meta], Ecuador [Napo], Peru [Amazonas, Ayacucho, Junín, Loreto, Madre de Dios, San Martín]
Cultivated
Southern America
  • REGION: South America (n.)
Other (exact native range obscure)

Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Non-vertebrate poisonsplant pest controlsource of insecticide "rotenone", as Lonchocarpus utilisUphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. Note: as Lonchocarpus utilis
Vertebrate poisonsfishas Lonchocarpus utilisSteyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: as Lonchocarpus utilis
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=429927. Accessed 8 May 2026.