Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
Subfamily | Faboideae |
Tribe | Millettieae |
Scientific name | Derris trifoliata Loureiro |
Synonyms | Deguelia trifoliata (Loureiro) Taubert; Deguelia uliginosa (Willdenow) Baillon; Derris uliginosa (Willdenow) Bentham; Galedupa uliginosa (Willdenow) Roxburgh; Pongamia madagascariensis Bojer ex Oliver; Pongamia uliginosa (Willdenow) de Candolle; Pterocarpus trifoliatus (Loureiro) Kuntze; Robinia uliginosa Willdenow |
Common name | (Japanese common name) shii-no-ki kazura (シイノキカズラ, 椎木葛 [meaning: Castanopsis leaved vine]) |
(English common name) common derris | |
Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa | |
Habitat | Seaside forest. |
Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
Description | Leaves 5-20cm long, 5-9 pairs leaflets: each 5-9cm long and 2-4.5cm wide. Flowers white or pink ca. 7-10mm long, flowering in all seasons. Evergreen. Subarbor trees or vine. |
Reference | Derris trifoliata Lour. |
Derris trifoliata Lour. | |
Derris trifoliata Lour. | |
Phylogenetic Analysis of Nuclear Ribosomal ITS/5.8S Sequences in the Tribe Millettieae (Fabaceae): Poecilanthe-Cyclolobium, the core Millettieae, and the Callerya Group | |
Diindolylmethane-based compositions and methods of use thereof for promoting oral mucosal and bone health (US Patent Application 20060264497) |
June 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |