Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Derris | Species: Derris ferruginea (Roxb.) Benth. |
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| Synonym | Robinia ferruginea Roxb. |
Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Derris | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Derris | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | 500-1200 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruit oblong to ligulate-oblong, 5-8 × ca. 2.5 cm, leathery, flat, densely rust-colored sericeous when young 2-4 mm wide wing, seeds 1 or 2 per legume |
| Habitat | Occurs in sparse forests and thickets | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam | Bark Details | Bark smooth, greenish and aging to more pale grayish-brown |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Lianas branchlets densely rust-colored pubescen basal diameter 10–15 cm, twigs densely covered with golden-brown hairs | Leaf Details | Leaves 5-9-foliolate; Rachis 5.5-9(-15) cm, including petiole 3.5-5(-10) cm; leaflet blades elliptic to obovate-oblong, 6-13 × 2-5 cm |
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