Taxon: Brachypterum scandens (Roxb.) Miq.

Summary

Genus:

Brachypterum

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Millettieae

Nomen number:

479241

Place of publication:

Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1):138. 1855

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5871191

Comment:

Miquel attributed the name to Wight & Arnott, who listed it under subgenus Brachypterum. Bentham transferred Dalbergia scandens into Brachypterum in Comm. legum. gen. 37. 1837 but did not validly publish the combination.

Verified:

10/26/2017 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

6 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Dalbergia scandens Roxb.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Derris scandens (Roxb.) Benth.
Solori scandens (Roxb.) Sirich. & Adema

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Dalbergia timoriensis DC.
Deguelia timoriensis (DC.) Taub.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2014. Molecular and morphological phylogenetic reconstruction reveals a new generic delimitation of Asian Derris (Fabaceae): Reinstatement of Solori and synonymisation of Paraderris with Derris. Taxon 63:522-538. Note: cites as Brachypterum scandens (Roxb.) Benth.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	Malay jewelvine		as Derris scandens (Roxb.) Benth.	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Derris scandens Benth.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bangladesh			Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:425-427. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India			Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:425-427. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka			Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:425-427. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Cambodia			Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:425-427. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Laos			Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:425-427. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar			Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:425-427. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand			Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:425-427. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam			Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:425-427. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia			Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:425-427. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia			Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:425-427. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines			Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:425-427. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Papuasia	Papua New Guinea			Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:425-427. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales	n.e.	Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:425-427. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland		Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:425-427. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India			Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6

Native
Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka
PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales (n.e.), Queensland]

Cultivated
Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India

Reference(s)

Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:425-427. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore	as Derris scandens (Roxb.) Benth.	Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):241.
Vertebrate poisons	fish	as Derris scandens (Roxb.) Benth.	Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):241.

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=479241. Accessed 15 April 2026.