Fabaceae FAMILY

Derris alborubra

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Derris alborubra is an evergreen, climbing shrub with twining stems around 6 - 7 metres long and 5 - 10cm wide at their base[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1414 Title The Genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand Publication Systematic Botany (2012) 37(2) pp 404-436 Author Sirichamorn Y.; Adema F.A.C.B.; & van Welzen P.C. Publisher Year 2012 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

HabitatSparse forests or thickets on mountain slopes[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Evergreen forests, usually near streams; at elevations from 100 - 300 metres[ 1414 Title The Genera Aganope, Derris, and Paraderris (Fabaceae, Millettieae) in Thailand Publication Systematic Botany (2012) 37(2) pp 404-436 Author Sirichamorn Y.; Adema F.A.C.B.; & van Welzen P.C. Publisher Year 2012 ISBN Description ].