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 robusta (DC.) Benth. |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Brachypterum platyphyllum Miq., Brachypterum robustum (DC.) Dalzell & A.Gibson | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | - | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | - | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1800 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit up to 7 cm long linear narrowed at both ends |
| Habitat | Occurs in deciduous forest especially teak forest | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam | Bark Details | Bark smooth, pale grayish-brown |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern, Jiribam, Northern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Tree up to 20-25 m tall with bole up to 30-65 cm in diameter, tops of branches finely pubescent | Leaf Details | Leaves pinnately compound, 7-20 cm long; leaflets 6-10 pairs, elliptic-oblong, mucronate |
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