Derris trifoliata




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