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Taxon:  Derris robusta (Roxb. ex DC.) Benth.



Summary
Genus:
Derris
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Millettieae
Nomen number:
13553
Place of publication:
J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 4(suppl.):104. 1860
Verified:
12/18/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Dalbergia robusta Roxb. ex DC.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Deguelia robusta (Roxb. ex DC.) Taub.

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Reference(s)
  1. Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
  2. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  3. Pueppke, S. G. & W. J. Broughton. 1999. Rhizobium sp. strain NGR234 and R. fredii USDA257 share exceptionally broad, nested host ranges. Molec. Pl.-Microbe Interact. 12(4):293-318.
  4. Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:424-425.
  5. Thothathri, K. 1982. Leguminosae: Genus - Derris. Fascicles of flora of India. 1978- 8:26.
  6. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaCelebes 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJava 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatra 
2CultivatedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Yunnan]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India
  • INDO-CHINA: Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Celebes, Java, Sumatra]
Cultivated
Africa
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Malawi
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalshade/shelter Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=13553. Accessed 30 April 2026.

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