Derris monticola (Kurz) Prain

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Fabaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Millettia monticola Kurz; Phaseoloides monticola (Kurz) Kuntze; Deguelia microptera (Benth.) Taub.; Derris acuminata var. sikkimensis Thoth.; Derris microptera Benth.; Pterocarpus micropterus (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Derris monticola (Kurz) Prain
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Key identification features : Climbers; stems rusty tomentose; Leaves pinnate; leaflets 7-11, oblong, oblanceolate, glabrous; Racemes axillary; flowers blue or purple; Pods oblong, winged on both the sutures, 2-3 seeded.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- September
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Lunghleh
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand
  • Literature :
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 454-455
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 389
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Derris monticola. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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