Derris robusta (Roxb. ex DC.) Benth.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Fabaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dalbergia robusta Roxb. ex DC.; Deguelia robusta (Roxb. ex DC.) Taub.; Derris robusta (Roxb. ex DC.) Benth.; Pterocarpus robustus (Roxb. ex DC.) Kuntze; Solori robusta (Roxb. ex DC.) Sirich. & Adema; Brachypterum polyphyllum Miq.; Dalbergia crowei DC.; Dalbergia krowee Roxb.; Dalbergia momsita Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Deguelia polyphylla (Miq.) Taub.; Derris polyphylla (Miq.) Benth.; Pterocarpus polyphyllus (Miq.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Brachypterum robustum (Roxb. ex DC.) Dalzell & A.Gibson
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical forests
  • Key identification features : Leaves pinnate; leaflets up to 20, elliptic-oblong, minutely puberulous on both surfaces; Racemes axillary; flowers white; Pods strap-shaped, glabrous, reticulately veined, winged along the upper suture, 1-5 seeded; seeds orbicular, brown-black, compressed.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- October
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Hnathial, Tilthlang, Tlabung, Puilobasti road
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 455
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 390-392
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Derris robusta. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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