Derris ovalifolia (Wight & Arn.) Benth.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Basionym : Pongamia ovalifolia Wight & Arn.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Derris ovalifolia (Wight & Arn.) Benth.
  • Habit : Climber
  • Comments / notes : Rare
  • Key identification features : Leaves compound; leaflets 9, long-stalked, oblong, membraneous, apex obtuse, emarginate. Racemes copious, axillary. Flowers brightly red coloured.
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Palghar district, Thane district, Mumbai Suburban district, Mumbai-City district, Raigad district, Ratnagiri district, Sindhudurg district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Literature :
    • N.P. Singh, P. Lakshminarasimhan, S. Karthikeyan & P. V. Prasanna (2001). Flora of Maharashtra state, Dicotyledones. Vol. 2.pp-959. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Derris ovalifolia. Downloaded on 13 November 2024.

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