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Taxon:  Paraderris montana (Benth.) Adema



Summary
Genus:
Paraderris
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Millettieae
Nomen number:
433163
Place of publication:
Blumea 48:139. 2003
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
Derris montana Benth.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Derris cuneifolia Benth. var. malaccensis Benth.
Derris malaccensis (Benth.) Prain
Derris malaccensis (Benth.) Prain var. sarawakensis M. R. Hend.
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Reference(s)
  1. Adema, F. 2003. Notes on Malesian Fabaceae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) 9. The genus Paraderris. Blumea 48:129-144.
  2. Duke, J. A. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
  3. Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 12(1):235, 241.
  4. Sirichamorn, Y. et al. 2012. The genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand. Syst. Bot. 37:434-435.
Common names
English
tuba merah –
tuba rabut –
tubaroot –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaBrunei Darussalam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaCelebes 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaIrian Jaya 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJava 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaKalimantan 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPapua New Guinea  
2Cultivated     
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
2CultivatedPacificSouthwestern PacificTonga  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
4Naturalized     
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand
  • MALESIA: Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia [Kalimantan, Celebes, Java, Irian Jaya], Malaysia, Papua New Guinea
Cultivated

  • REGION:
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia
Pacific
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Tonga
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
Naturalized ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalsoil improver Duke, J. A. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
Non-vertebrate poisonsplant pest control Duke, J. A. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
Vertebrate poisonsfish Duke, J. A. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
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=433163. Accessed 2 May 2026.

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